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ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA

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ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA

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Thomas More’s juxtaposition of the domestic and social spheres, a consequence of a lifelong process of identity construction guided by the prevailing ‘power’ of his era, is ingeniously likened by Stephen Greenblatt (2005) in his seminal work, The Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeare, to Holbein’s painting “The Ambassadors,” which serves as a meticulous attempt to illuminate the intricacies of More’s mentality during the composition of his work. The analytical approach adopted by Greenblatt, emphasizing the absence of a defined selfhood, is appropriate to the text. Still, it does have the potential to detract from an appreciation of More’s humanist endeavours and his rhetorical prowess. Drawing on close textual analysis of Utopia alongside Greenblatt’s Renaissance Self-Fashioning and subsequent debates on culture, subjectivity and counsel, this article argues that Greenblatt’s emphasis on “self-cancellation” underestimates the dialogic, seriocomic and Menippean dimensions of More’s humanism. The present study aims to highlight a tension between the power of institutional life and Thomas More’s self-positioning vis-à-vis the power of culture in Stephen Greenblatt’s deconstructive reading of Utopia. Then I propose alternative interpretations to Greenblatt’s that emerge from the investigation of More’s remarks on counselling and his extensive use of the rhetorical device of litotes to achieve his humanist project in Utopia, where he practices and satirizes a wide range of ideas under scrutiny at the time.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etik Beyan

This study, titled “On the Question of Refashioning and Its Limits in Sir Thomas More’s Utopia”, is based entirely on textual analysis of published literary and critical sources. It does not involve human participants, personal data, fieldwork, or any procedures requiring ethical review. As such, the research does not fall under the category of studies requiring the approval of an ethics committee. There are no conflicts of interest to declare.

Kaynakça

  1. Derrida, J. (1998). The Ear of the Other. University of Nebraska Press.
  2. Greenblatt, S. (2005). The Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeare. The University of Chicago Press.
  3. Harman, B. L. (1984). Refashioning the Renaissance. Diacritics, 14 (1), 52-65. https://doi.org/10.2307/464569
  4. Hexter, J. H. (1978). Thomas More and the problem of counsel. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 10, 55-66. https://doi.org/10.2307/4048426
  5. More, T. (1997). Utopia. Dover Publishing.
  6. Nelson, E. (2001). Greek nonsense in More’s Utopia. The Historical Journal, 44 (4), 889-917. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x01002096
  7. Renner, B. (2018). “Real versus ideal:” Utopia and the early modern satirical tradition. Renaissance and Reformation 41(3), 47-66. https://doi.org/10.33137/rr.v41i3.31539
  8. Schön, K. M. (2022). Tamquam alter Lucianus: The Lucianic legacy in Thomas More’s Utopia. Moreana, 59(2), 165-192. https://doi.org/10.3366/more.2022.0124

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

13 Eylül 2025

Kabul Tarihi

18 Aralık 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Çapkın, N. (2025). ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(4), 1875-1885. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1783577
AMA
1.Çapkın N. ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA. UDEKAD. 2025;8(4):1875-1885. doi:10.37999/udekad.1783577
Chicago
Çapkın, Nazım. 2025. “ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (4): 1875-85. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1783577.
EndNote
Çapkın N (01 Aralık 2025) ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 4 1875–1885.
IEEE
[1]N. Çapkın, “ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA”, UDEKAD, c. 8, sy 4, ss. 1875–1885, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.37999/udekad.1783577.
ISNAD
Çapkın, Nazım. “ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/4 (01 Aralık 2025): 1875-1885. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1783577.
JAMA
1.Çapkın N. ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA. UDEKAD. 2025;8:1875–1885.
MLA
Çapkın, Nazım. “ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 8, sy 4, Aralık 2025, ss. 1875-8, doi:10.37999/udekad.1783577.
Vancouver
1.Nazım Çapkın. ON THE QUESTION OF REFASHIONING AND ITS LIMITS IN SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA. UDEKAD. 01 Aralık 2025;8(4):1875-8. doi:10.37999/udekad.1783577

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