Utopia (
Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a work of fiction and
political philosophy by
Thomas More (1478–1535) published in 1516 in
Latin. The book is a
frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious,
social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in
monasteries.