Utopia and its frontiers: Definitions and consequences in More's Utopia and Miguel Real's novel O Último Europeu

Maria do Rosario Monteiro; Marta Fiolic

doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.15383.27043

Utopia and its frontiers: Definitions and consequences in More's Utopia and Miguel Real's novel O Último Europeu

Maria do Rosario Monteiro, Marta Fiolic

CHAM - Centro de Humanidades

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Abstract

In this paper, I will try to explore the complex relationship between utopias needs for isolation, concealment, and/or protection from “contamination”, and the consequences of such decision to the survival of utopian societies. The location of the utopian society, either an island or an enclave, has proved to be one of its central issues, determining frequently the “fortune” of the utopian project. My analysis will be centred in Thomas More and Miguel Real literary texts. The choice is deliberate: More’s text laid the foundations of literary utopias, and Miguel Real following the tradition, sets his last European utopian living in the island of Pico. Through the comparative analysis of the two texts, I hope to help questioning the notion, function, and use of the concept of frontier in the 16th and 21st centuries.

Original language	Portuguese
Place of Publication	Lisboa
Publisher	CHAM, FCSH/NOVA-UAc
Media of output	Online
Size	16.03 min
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15383.27043
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2017
Event	«Fronteiras da utopia: história e imaginário» - Universidade dos Açores – Pólo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Portugal Duration: 10 Nov 2016 → 11 Nov 2016

Keywords

Renaissance
Thomas More
Utopia
Miguel Real
O Último Europeu

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1 Editorial activity

UTOPIA(S) – WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAGINARY (Event)
M. do R. Monteiro (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2016 → 30 May 2016
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity

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Utopia and its frontiers : Definitions and consequences in More's Utopia and Miguel Real's novel O Último Europeu. Monteiro, Maria do Rosario (Author); Fiolic, Marta (Author). 2017. Lisboa : CHAM, FCSH/NOVA-UAcEvent: «Fronteiras da utopia: história e imaginário», Universidade dos Açores – Pólo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.

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Utopia and its frontiers: Definitions and consequences in More's Utopia and Miguel Real's novel O Último Europeu

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UTOPIA(S) – WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAGINARY (Event)

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