In this title, originally published in 1950, the author has set out to give a description and a critical assessment of the most important (not necessarily the most famous) Utopian writings since Plato first gave, in his Republic, a literary form to the dreams of a Golden Age and of ideal societies.

Foreword. Introduction. 1. Utopias of Antiquity 2. Utopias of the Renaissance 3. Utopias of the English Revolution 4. Utopias of the Enlightenment 5. Utopias of the Nineteenth Century 6. Modern Utopias. Bibliography. Index of Persons. Subject Index.