Three Early Modern Utopias

Exploring the concept of an ideal society, this collection features Thomas More's "Utopia," a groundbreaking depiction of a harmonious island community characterized by communal property and religious tolerance. It also includes Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis," where a ship's crew discovers an enlightened society on the island of Bensalem, and Henry Neville's "The Isle of Pines," focusing on shipwrecked individuals in a paradisiacal setting. Together, these works not only shape the utopian genre but also influence subsequent literary endeavors.