'One That's More Torrid': The Pirates of Madagascar

European Utopianism

Misson's reference here is to a community where money has no value and hedges (fences) are useless because all is shared. This fits into a larger utopian literary tradition that includes More's Utopia (pictured here); almost two centuries before, More coined the English word 'utopia' as a pun, as it is linked to the ancient Greek 'ou-topos' ('nowhere'), but also 'eu-topos' (perfect place).

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