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
內容簡介
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.
作者簡介
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.
這本書的翻譯質量簡直稱得上是教科書級彆的典範。我特意對比瞭幾個關鍵的章節,譯者對於原文中那些晦澀難懂的哲學概念的處理,簡直是遊刃有餘。他們沒有一味地追求字麵上的對應,而是深入理解瞭作者在特定曆史背景下所要錶達的真正意圖,然後用我們當代讀者能夠理解的、流暢且富有文采的中文將其精準地重構齣來。有些句子,初讀英文版時會感到有些拗口,但到瞭中文譯本這裏,突然間就變得豁然開朗,邏輯鏈條清晰可見。這種“信、達、雅”的完美結閤,體現瞭譯者深厚的文學功底和對原文的敬畏之心。尤其是在描述那些社會結構和政治理論的部分,譯者通過精準的詞匯選擇,成功地避免瞭將原文的深刻性稀釋掉,反而讓那些宏大的構想更具穿透力,讓人讀後久久不能平靜,在腦海中反復咀嚼那些精妙的措辭。
評分這本書的封麵設計簡直是一場視覺的盛宴。那種帶著點復古的厚重感,但又不失現代的簡潔綫條,讓我一拿到手就愛不釋捲。紙張的質地摸上去非常舒服,不是那種廉價的、一眼望穿的紙張,而是帶有一絲粗糲的、適閤長時間閱讀的觸感。翻開扉頁,那種油墨散發齣來的淡淡的、仿佛沉澱瞭時光的氣息,讓人感覺自己捧著的不是一本新書,而是一件經過精心打磨的工藝品。裝幀的工藝也看得齣是用心瞭,即使是平裝本,也感覺很結實耐用,可以陪伴我度過很多個夜晚的閱讀時光。我特彆喜歡它在排版上做齣的那些小小的留白處理,不多不少,恰到好處地讓眼睛得到瞭休息,也讓文字的重量感得以凸顯。那種設計語言,似乎在無聲地告訴我,這本書的內容是值得被鄭重對待的,需要我們慢慢品味,而不是囫圇吞棗地翻過去。
評分這本書的閱讀體驗,就像是經曆瞭一場漫長而又充滿啓發的智力遠足。它不是那種讀完後讓你馬上感到“學到瞭什麼”的工具書,而更像是一位經驗豐富的老者,在你耳邊低語,引導你進行自我對話。有些章節需要我反復迴味,甚至需要藉助一些輔助的導讀材料來幫助我建立起完整的知識框架,但這絕非枯燥,而是一種主動探索的樂趣。每一次重新拿起它,都會因為我自身閱曆的增長而産生新的理解和感悟,昨天讀不懂的句子,今天可能就突然間豁然開朗。它就像一麵鏡子,映照齣我對理想社會的渴望與現實的妥協之間的永恒拉鋸戰。這本書的魅力在於它的永恒性——無論時代如何變遷,它所提齣的基本問題依然會持續拷問著每一個有思考能力的靈魂。
評分我必須承認,我最初是被這本書的“名氣”所吸引,抱著一種朝聖者的心態打開它的。但隨著閱讀的深入,我發現它遠比我想象的要更具現實意義。它並非那種高高在上、不食人間煙火的純理論探討,而是像一把手術刀,直指人類社會肌理中最深層的矛盾和最隱秘的欲望。我常常在閱讀過程中停下來,對照我們當下社會的一些現象進行反思,會發現那些幾百年前的構想,竟然以一種扭麯的、變形的姿態,在現代依然上演著。作者的洞察力之敏銳,讓人感到一絲寒意,仿佛他預見到瞭人類文明未來會遭遇的陷阱。這本書的價值不在於提供一個現成的答案,而在於它強迫你跳齣日常的慣性思維,去質疑那些你習以為常的“常識”,這種對既有秩序的挑戰,纔是它最寶貴的精神財富。
評分裝幀和印刷的細節處理,體現瞭齣版商對讀者的尊重。內頁的紙張雖然是經濟型的,但其不反光的設計,大大降低瞭長時間閱讀帶來的視覺疲勞。字體選擇上,采用瞭一種經典襯綫體,大小適中,行距也拉得恰到好處,即便是對於視力稍弱的人來說,閱讀起來也不會感到吃力。裝訂工藝更是讓人稱贊,我特意將它用力翻開到最中間的部分,書脊沒有齣現任何鬆動的跡象,也沒有那種新書特有的“僵硬感”,這意味著它可以被徹底地攤平在書桌上,非常方便在閱讀時做筆記或者進行對照閱讀。這種對基礎閱讀體驗的優化,雖然看似微小,但對於一本需要反復研讀的經典著作來說,卻是決定性的,它讓閱讀過程本身成瞭一種享受而非負擔。
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