,=EWORD TO ,?OMAS ,MORE'S ,UTOPIA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,RALPH ,ROB9SON'S TRANSLATION ( ,MORE'S ,UTOPIA W\LD NOT NE$ ANY =EWORD IF IT 
      W]E TO BE LOOK$ UPON M]ELY AS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK EMBODY+ ! CURI\S FANCIES ( 
      A GREAT WRIT] & ?9K] ( ! P]IOD ( ! ,R5AISSANCE4 ,NO D\BT TILL )9 
      ! LA/ FEW YE>S IT HAS BE5 CONSID]$ BY ! MOD]NS AS NO?+ MORE S]I\S 
      ?AN A *>M+ LIT]>Y EX]CISE1 SPIC$ ) ! 9T]E/ GIV5 TO IT BY ! 
      ALLUSIONS TO ! HI/ORY ( ! TIME1 & BY \R KN[L$GE ( ! C>E] ( ITS 
      AU?OR4 
     
     

      ,BUT ! *ANGE ( IDEAS CONC]N+ ^*! BE/ /ATE ( A PUBLIQUE WEALE1' :I*1 ,I 
      WILL V5TURE TO SAY1 IS ! GREAT EV5T ( ! 5D ( ?IS C5TURY1 HAS ?R[N A 
      FRE% LI<T UPON ! BOOK2 SO ?AT N[ TO SOME IT SEEMS NOT SO MU* A REGRET = 
      DAYS :I* MI<T HAVE BE51 AS 79 ITS ESS5CE7 A PR$ICTION ( A /ATE ( SOCIETY 
      :I* WILL BE4 ,9 %ORT ?IS WORK ( ! S*OL> & ,CA?OLIC1 ( ! MAN :O 
      RESI/$ :AT HAS SEEM$ TO MO/ ! PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5T ( HIS [N TIME1 HAS 9 
      \R DAYS BECOME A ,SOCIALI/ TRACT FAMILI> TO ! MEET+S & DEBAT+ ROOMS ( 
      ! POLITICAL P>TY :I* WAS BUT LATELY LIKE ^*! CL\D AS BIG AS A MAN'S H&4' 
      ,D\BTLESS ! ,UTOPIA IS A NECESS>Y P>T ( A ,SOCIALI/'S LIBR>Y2 YET IT SEEMS TO 
      ME ?AT ITS VALUE AS A BOOK = ! /UDY ( SOCIOLOGY IS RA!R HI/ORIC ?AN 
      PROPHETIC1 & ?AT WE ,SOCIALI/S %\LD LOOK UPON IT AS A L9K BETWE5 ! 
      SURVIV+ ,COMMUNISM ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES 7BECOME HOPELESS 9 ,MORE'S TIME1 & DOOM$ 
      TO BE SOON :OLLY EFFAC$ BY ! ADVANC+ WAVE ( ,COMM]CIAL ,BUREAUCRACY71 & ! 
      HOPEFUL & PRACTICAL PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5T ( TO-DAY4 ,9 FACT ,I ?9K ,MORE MU/ BE 
      LOOK$ UPON RA!R AS ! LA/ ( ! OLD ?AN ! FIR/ ( ! NEW4 
     
     

      ,AP>T FROM :AT WAS YET ALIVE 9 HIM ( M$IEVAL ,COMMUNI/ TRADITION1 ! SPIRIT ( 
      ASSOCIATION1 :I* AMONG O!R ?+S PRODUC$ ! ,GILDS1 & :I* WAS /RONG 9 
      ! ,M$IEVAL ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* ITSELF1 O!R 9FLU5CES W]E AT WORK TO MAKE HIM TAKE 
      UP HIS P>ABLE AGA9/ ! NEW SPIRIT ( HIS ,AGE4 ,! ACTION ( ! P]IOD ( 
      TRANSITION FROM ,M$IEVAL TO ,COMM]CIAL ,SOCIETY ) ALL ITS BRUTALITIES1 WAS BE=E 
      HIS EYES2 & ?\< HE WAS NOT ALONE 9 HIS TIME 9 CONDEMN+ ! 9JU/ICE & 
      CRUELTY ( ! REVOLUTION :I* DE/ROY$ ! PEASANT LIFE ( ,5GL&1 & TURN$ 
      IT 9TO A GRAZ+ F>M = ! MONEY$ G5TRY2 CREAT+ )AL AT ONE /ROKE ! 
      PROP]TYLESS WAGE-E>N]1 & ! MA/]-LESS VAGRANT 7HODIE ^*PAUP]'71 YET HE SAW 
      DEEP] 9TO ITS ROOT-CAUSES ?AN ANY O!R MAN ( HIS [N DAY1 & LEFT US LITTLE 
      TO ADD TO HIS VIEWS ON ?IS PO9T EXCEPT A REASONABLE HOPE ?AT ?OSE ^*CAUSES' WILL 
      YIELD TO A BETT] =M ( SOCIETY BE=E LONG4 
     
     

      ,MOREOV] ! SPIRIT ( ! ,R5AISSANCE1 ITSELF ! 9TELLECTUAL SIDE ( ! V]Y 
      MOVEM5T :I* HE /ROVE AGA9/1 WAS /RONG 9 HIM1 & D\BTLESS HELP$ TO CREATE 
      HIS ,UTOPIA1 BY MEANS ( ! CONTRA/ :I* IT PUT BE=E HIS EYES ( ! IDEAL FREE 
      NATIONS ( ! ANCI5TS1 & ! SORDID WELT] ( ! /RUGGLE = P[] 9 ! 
      DAYS ( DY+ FEUDALISM1 ( :I* HE HIMSELF WAS A WITNESS4 ,?IS ,R5AISSANCE 
      5?USIASM HAS SUPPLANT$ 9 HIM ! *IVALRY FEEL+ ( ! AGE JU/ PASS+ AWAY4 
      ,TO HIM W> IS NO LONG] A DELI<T ( ! WELL BORN1 BUT RA!R AN UGLY NECESSITY1 
      TO BE C>RI$ ON1 IF SO IT MU/ BE1 BY UGLY MEANS4 ,HUNT+ & HAWK+ >E NO 
      LONG] ! *OICE PLEASURES ( ,KNI<T & ,LADY1 BUT >E JE]$ AT BY HIM AS FOOLI% 
      & UNREASONABLE PIECES ( BUT*]Y3 HIS PLEASURES >E 9 ! MA9 ! REASONABLE 
      ONES ( LE>N+ & MUSIC4 ,) ALL ?IS1 HIS IMAG9ATIONS ( ! PA/ HE MU/ 
      NE$S READ 9TO HIS IDEAL VISION1 TOGE!R ) HIS [N EXP]I5CES ( HIS TIME & 
      PEOPLE4 ,NOT ONLY >E !RE BONDSLAVES & A K+1 & PRIE/S ALMO/ ADOR$1 & 
      CRUEL PUNI%M5TS = ! BREA* ( ! M>RIAGE CONTRACT1 9 ?AT HAPPY ISL&1 BUT 
      !RE IS ?R\<\T AN ATMOSPH]E ( ASCETICISM1 :I* HAS A CURI\SLY BL5D$ 
      SAVOR ( ,CATO ! ,C5SOR & A M$IEVAL MONK4 
     
     

      ,ON ! SUBJECT ( W>2 ON CAPITAL PUNI%M5T2 ! RESPONSIBILITY TO ! PUBLIC ( 
      K+S & O!R (FICIAL P]SONAGES & SU*-LIKE MATT]S1 ,MORE SPEAKS WORDS ?AT 
      W\LD NOT BE \T ( PLACE 9 ! M\? ( AN EI<TE5?-C5TURY ,JACOB92 & AT 
      FIR/ SI<T ?IS SEEMS RA!R TO %[ SYMPA?Y ) :AT IS N[ M]E ,:IGISM ?AN 
      ) ,COMMUNISM2 BUT IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT OP9IONS :I* HAVE BECOME 79 
      WORDS7 ! M]E COMMONPLACE ( ORD9>Y B\RGEOIS POLITICIANS1 W]E !N LOOK$ ON 
      AS PIECES ( />TL+LY NEW & ADVANC$ ?\<T1 & DO NOT PUT HIM ON ! SAME 
      PLANE ) ! M]E RADICAL ( ! LA/ G5]ATION4 
     
     

      ,9 ,MORE1 !N1 >E MET TOGE!R ! MAN 9/9CTIVELY SYMPA!TIC ) ! 
      ,COMMUNI/IC SIDE ( ,M$IEVAL SOCIETY2 ! PROTE/] AGA9/ ! UGLY BRUTALITY ( 
      ! E>LIE/ P]IOD ( ,COMM]CIALISM2 ! 5?USIA/ ( ! ,R5AISSANCE1 EV] 
      LOOK+ T[>D HIS IDEALIZ$ ANCI5T SOCIETY AS ! TYPE & EXAMPLE ( ALL REALLY 
      9TELLIG5T HUMAN LIFE2 ! MAN T+$ ) ! ASCETICISM AT ONCE ( ! CLASSICAL 
      PHILOSOPH] & ( ! MONK3 AN ASCETICISM 9DE$ :I* HE PUTS =W>D NOT SO MU* 
      AS A DUTY1 BUT RA!R AS A K9D ( /]N ADORNM5T ( LIFE4 
     
     

      ,!SE >E WE MAY SAY1 ! MOODS ( ! MAN :O CREAT$ ,UTOPIA = US2 & ALL >E 
      TEMP]$ & H>MONIZ$ BY A S5SITIVE CLE>NESS & DELICATE BEAUTY ( /YLE1 
      :I* MAKE ! BOOK A LIV+ WORK ( >T4 
     
     

      ,BUT LA/LY WE ,SOCIALI/S CANNOT =GET ?AT !SE QUALITIES & EXCELL5CIES MEET 
      TO PRODUCE A /EADY EXPRESSION ( ! LONG+ = A SOCIETY ( EQUALITY ( 
      CONDITION2 A SOCIETY 9 :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL MAN CAN SC>CELY CONCEIVE ( HIS 
      EXI/5CE AP>T FROM ! ,COMMONWEAL? ( :I* HE =MS A PORTION4 ,?IS1 :I* IS 
      ! ESS5CE ( HIS BOOK1 IS ! ESS5CE ALSO ( ! /RUGGLE 9 :I* WE >E 
      5GAG$4 ,?\< D\BTLESS IT WAS ! PRESSURE ( CIRCUM/ANCES 9 HIS [N DAYS ?AT 
      MADE ,MORE :AT HE WAS1 YET ?AT PRESSURE =C$ HIM TO GIVE US1 NOT A VISION ( ! 
      TRIUMPH ( ! NEW-BORN CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY1 ! ELEM5T 9 :I* LIV$ ! NEW 
      LE>N+ & ! NEW FRE$OM ( ?\<T ( HIS EPO*2 BUT A PICTURE 7HIS [N 
      9DE$1 NOT \RS7 ( ! REAL ,NEW ,BIR? :I* MANY M5 BE=E HIM HAD DESIR$2 & 
      :I* N[ 9DE$ WE MAY WELL HOPE IS DRAW+ NE> TO REALIZATION1 ?\< AFT] SU* 
      A LONG S]IES ( EV5TS :I* AT ! TIME ( !IR HAPP5+ SEEM$ TO NULLIFY HIS 
      HOPES COMPLETELY4 
     
     

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