Thomas More's Utopia Preface

The Preface to Thomas More's Utopia is direct to Peter Giles, a political and social acquaintance of More. While the letter reserves some degree of high style formatted dialogue, like in Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, it reserves another degree of humour and amiable tone. More is extremely cautious and nervous of the publication of his work in the preface, articulating fears of judgement and rejection. Through the tensions expressed in the preface, the audience is to expect a complex work that holds socio-political criticisms.