Thomas More and the “genius” of Utopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20144156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Travis Curtright (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 54 (Number 207) |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Moreana (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-8105 • E-ISSN: 2398-4961 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/more.2017.0003 |
| OpenAlex | W2618657803 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Was Thomas More a “genius”? This essay examines the meaning and English translation of the Latin word ingenium in the prefatory letters to the 1518 edition of Utopia. In the context of the classical oratorical tradition and its important iteration and adjustment in De copia (1512–34), the uses of ingenium indicate how humanist readers of Utopia assessed More's rhetorical abilities
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Genius · Humanism · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Rhetorical question · Theology · Utopia · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Renaissance Literature and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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