Utopia (Dover Thrift Editions)
Author:Sir Thomas More
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.; New edition edition (1 Jan. 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486295834
ISBN-13: 978-0486295831
Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 0.6 x 21.3 cm
内容简介
Sixteenth-century classic by brilliant humanist, churchman and scholar envisioned a patriarchal island kingdom that practiced religious tolerance, in which everybody worked, all goods were community-owned, and violence, bloodshed, and vice were nonexistent. Forerunner of many later attempts at establishing "Utopias" both in theory and in practice.
Review
This translation offers a fresh and vital encounter with Thomas More s Utopia for a twenty-first century audience. Elizabeth McCutcheon, Utopian Studies
--Elizabeth McCutcheon "Utopian Studies ""
"Clarence H. Miller's fine translation tracks the supple variations of More's Latin with unmatched precision, and his Introduction and notes are masterly. Jerry Harp's new Afterword adroitly places More's wonderful little book into its broader contexts in intellectual history."--George M. Logan, author of The Meaning of More's "Utopia" "Sir Thomas More's Utopia is not merely one of the foundational texts of western culture, but also a book whose most fundamental concerns are as urgent now as they were in 1516 when it was written. Clarence H. Miller's wonderful translation of More's classic is now happily once again available to readers. This is the English edition that best captures the tone and texture of More's original Latin, and its notes and introduction, along with the lively afterward by Jerry Harp, graciously supply exactly the kinds of help a modern reader might desire."--David Scott Kastan, George M. Bodman Professor of English, Yale University
Thomas More's Utopia is one of the supreme achievements of Renaissance humanism. His complex and ironic account of an imaginary communist society has not only given rise to the genre of utopian fiction but has been an inspiration to generations of political reformers. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
From the Inside Flap
Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy that gave a name to a literary genre and a worldview (Utopia); and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint.
Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. As much a work of history as a biography, The Life of Thomas More gives an unmatched portrait of the everyday, religious, and intellectual life of the early sixteenth century. In Ackroyd's hands, this renowned "man for all seasons" emerges in the fullness of his complex humanity; we see the unexpected side of his character--such as his preference for bawdy humor--as well as his indisputable moral courage. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
From the Back Cover
First published in 1516, during a period of astonishing political and technological change, Sir Thomas More's utopia depicts an imaginary society free of private property, sexual discrimination and religious intolerance. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
作者简介
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
这本书的翻译质量简直称得上是教科书级别的典范。我特意对比了几个关键的章节,译者对于原文中那些晦涩难懂的哲学概念的处理,简直是游刃有余。他们没有一味地追求字面上的对应,而是深入理解了作者在特定历史背景下所要表达的真正意图,然后用我们当代读者能够理解的、流畅且富有文采的中文将其精准地重构出来。有些句子,初读英文版时会感到有些拗口,但到了中文译本这里,突然间就变得豁然开朗,逻辑链条清晰可见。这种“信、达、雅”的完美结合,体现了译者深厚的文学功底和对原文的敬畏之心。尤其是在描述那些社会结构和政治理论的部分,译者通过精准的词汇选择,成功地避免了将原文的深刻性稀释掉,反而让那些宏大的构想更具穿透力,让人读后久久不能平静,在脑海中反复咀嚼那些精妙的措辞。
评分这本书的阅读体验,就像是经历了一场漫长而又充满启发的智力远足。它不是那种读完后让你马上感到“学到了什么”的工具书,而更像是一位经验丰富的老者,在你耳边低语,引导你进行自我对话。有些章节需要我反复回味,甚至需要借助一些辅助的导读材料来帮助我建立起完整的知识框架,但这绝非枯燥,而是一种主动探索的乐趣。每一次重新拿起它,都会因为我自身阅历的增长而产生新的理解和感悟,昨天读不懂的句子,今天可能就突然间豁然开朗。它就像一面镜子,映照出我对理想社会的渴望与现实的妥协之间的永恒拉锯战。这本书的魅力在于它的永恒性——无论时代如何变迁,它所提出的基本问题依然会持续拷问着每一个有思考能力的灵魂。
评分这本书的封面设计简直是一场视觉的盛宴。那种带着点复古的厚重感,但又不失现代的简洁线条,让我一拿到手就爱不释卷。纸张的质地摸上去非常舒服,不是那种廉价的、一眼望穿的纸张,而是带有一丝粗粝的、适合长时间阅读的触感。翻开扉页,那种油墨散发出来的淡淡的、仿佛沉淀了时光的气息,让人感觉自己捧着的不是一本新书,而是一件经过精心打磨的工艺品。装帧的工艺也看得出是用心了,即使是平装本,也感觉很结实耐用,可以陪伴我度过很多个夜晚的阅读时光。我特别喜欢它在排版上做出的那些小小的留白处理,不多不少,恰到好处地让眼睛得到了休息,也让文字的重量感得以凸显。那种设计语言,似乎在无声地告诉我,这本书的内容是值得被郑重对待的,需要我们慢慢品味,而不是囫囵吞枣地翻过去。
评分我必须承认,我最初是被这本书的“名气”所吸引,抱着一种朝圣者的心态打开它的。但随着阅读的深入,我发现它远比我想象的要更具现实意义。它并非那种高高在上、不食人间烟火的纯理论探讨,而是像一把手术刀,直指人类社会肌理中最深层的矛盾和最隐秘的欲望。我常常在阅读过程中停下来,对照我们当下社会的一些现象进行反思,会发现那些几百年前的构想,竟然以一种扭曲的、变形的姿态,在现代依然上演着。作者的洞察力之敏锐,让人感到一丝寒意,仿佛他预见到了人类文明未来会遭遇的陷阱。这本书的价值不在于提供一个现成的答案,而在于它强迫你跳出日常的惯性思维,去质疑那些你习以为常的“常识”,这种对既有秩序的挑战,才是它最宝贵的精神财富。
评分装帧和印刷的细节处理,体现了出版商对读者的尊重。内页的纸张虽然是经济型的,但其不反光的设计,大大降低了长时间阅读带来的视觉疲劳。字体选择上,采用了一种经典衬线体,大小适中,行距也拉得恰到好处,即便是对于视力稍弱的人来说,阅读起来也不会感到吃力。装订工艺更是让人称赞,我特意将它用力翻开到最中间的部分,书脊没有出现任何松动的迹象,也没有那种新书特有的“僵硬感”,这意味着它可以被彻底地摊平在书桌上,非常方便在阅读时做笔记或者进行对照阅读。这种对基础阅读体验的优化,虽然看似微小,但对于一本需要反复研读的经典著作来说,却是决定性的,它让阅读过程本身成了一种享受而非负担。
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