Kurzbeschreibung
This tale, "The City of the Sun" is told to author by a sea captain about his visit to an island Taprobane. The Protagonist describes his search for this land where the labor is divided equally among people who work for common good and not for money. The novel certainly depicts the author's utopian vision and reflects the idealism and revolutionary trends of thought in the age of reason. Appealing!
Synopsis
This tale, "The City of the Sun" is told to author by a sea captain about his visit to an island Taprobane. The Protagonist describes his search for this land where the labor is divided equally among people who work for common good and not for money. The novel certainly depicts the author's utopian vision and reflects the idealism and revolutionary trends of thought in the age of reason. Appealing!
Über den Autor
Italian Renaissance writer, theologian, philosopher and poet. Baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, he entered the Dominican order at the young age of fifteen. His first book, Philosophia sensibus demonstrata (Philosophy Demonstrated by the Senses), was published in 1592. Due to his unorthodox views, he was confined to a convent till 1597. In 1599, he was imprisoned and given a life sentence on a conspiracy charge. During the 27 years in jail, Campanella penned his most significant writings. These include The Monarchy in Spain (1600), Political Aforisms (1601), Metaphysica (1609- 1623), Theologia (1613- 1624), Apology for Galileo (1616), and The City of the Sun (1623). Pope Urban VIII's intervention led to his release from prison in 1626 and Campanella later served as one of the Pope's advisors. He then moved to France and lived there till his death in 1639. His last piece, a poem, was written on the birth of the future Louis XIV.
