Description
Book SynopsisPresents an account of the various editions of Utopia, whether vernacular or Latin, printed before 1650, together with a transcription of the prefatory materials they contain. This book is suitable for specialists in early modern cultural history and history of the book, and to graduate students working in these fields.
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Part I
Introduction
1 A Protean text: Utopia in Latin, 1516-1631
2 The German translations: humanist politics and literary journalism
3 The Italian Utopia of Lando, Doni and Sansovino: paradox and politics
4 The French versions of Utopia: Christian and cosmopolitan models
5 The English translation: thinking about the commonwealth
6 The Dutch translation: austerity and pragmatism
7 The Spanish translations: humanism and politics
Afterword
Part II
Principles and editorial conventions
The German paratexts
The Italian paratexts
The French paratexts
The English paratexts
The Dutch paratexts
The Spanish paratexts
A Latin paratext: Milan 1620
Table: paratexts in the Latin editions
Bibliography
Index
