Interpreting Thomas More's Utopia

The proceedings of a symposium commemorating the 450th anniversary of Thomas More’s death and the 50th anniversary of his canonization Interpreting Thomas More’s Utopia presents four leading Morean scholars on various aspects central to understanding More’s masterpiece. An introduction by Governor Mario M. Cuomo in which he assesses More’s influence on his career in public life precedes this stimulating discussion. The contributions in order of appearance are A Personal Appreciation by Mario M. Cuomo The Argument of Utopia by George M. Logan The Key to Nowhere: Pride and Utopia by Thomas I. White Utopia and Martyrdom by Germain Marc’hadour and The Idea of Utopia from Hesiod to John Paul II by John C. Olin.