Thomas More and the “genius” of Utopia

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 in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curtright, Travis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2017]
In: Moreana
Year: 2017, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-18
Further subjects:B art oratoire classique
B Erasme
B classical oratory
B ingenium
B De copia
B Utopia
B Genius
B Erasmus
B génie
B Thomas More
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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