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The Subversion of Historiography in Mores Utopia

Author： Artese Charlotte  

Publisher： Edinburgh University Press

E-ISSN： 2398-4961|48 (Number 183-184)|1-2|204-223

ISSN： 0047-8105

Source： Moreana, Vol.48 (Number 183-184), Iss.1-2, 2011-06, pp. : 204-223

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Abstract

Thomas Mores Utopia (1516) systematically subverts historiographys truth claims through its treatment of the eyewitness, the proper name, and the New World. It does so in order to assert its right to exist as neither history nor falsehood, the categories then available for narrative. By undermining the bases of historiography, Utopia can claim to be as much a history as any other text. Revealing the hollowness of historys truth claims enables More to disallow any condemnation of his narrative based on a specious opposition of historiography and lies.

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