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The earliest-known reference to Thomas More in the Slovenian language is a recounting of More explaining to his wife his decision to not take the Oath of Supremacy written by the Roman Catholic priest Adam Skalar in 1643. The first Slovenian edition of More's Utopia appeared more than three centuries later, in 1958. It was closely modelled on its Serbo-Croatian antecedents published in 1951 and 1952. The second edition, based on the 2012 online English version edited by Stephen Duncombe, followed in 2014. Most of the commentaries and interpretations regarding More and his Utopia reveal strong political and ideological attitudes.
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We offer the first comprehensive overview of the topic, placing the sources used in the research in their historical and cultural contexts. Some primary sources are referred to for the first time.
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I hope that this paper will stimulate further research and contribute to a more constructive dialogue on the issues related to Thomas More and Utopia, especially in Slovenia and other Central and Eastern European countries.
Lilijana Znidarsic Golec
University of Ljubljana
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This page is a summary of: The Slovenian reception of Thomas More and his Utopia, Moreana, December 2017, Edinburgh University Press,
DOI: 10.3366/more.2017.0020.
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