Episode 3 of 3

Completion and Erasmus Review

When
September 1516
Where
England
Part of
Thomas More completes Utopia

More completed the 'dialogue of counsel' in September 1516 and gave the finished manuscript to Desiderius Erasmus.

After returning to England, More wrote the 'dialogue of counsel.' The work was completed in September 1516 and subsequently given to Desiderius Erasmus, who would oversee its initial publication.

Sources

  1. Utopia (book) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Thomas More Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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