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Gazing in Useless Wonder. English Utopian Fiction 1516–1800 by Artur Blaim

376 The final chapter concludes the utopia journey between fiction and nonfiction. The art of preaching is considered, and the presence of sermons in Utopia, City of the Sun, and Christianopolis is represented as serving as a rebuke to the contemporary society of the writer. Sermons exist in the imaginary utopia and in real utopian projects. The example explored in this final chapter is John Cotton’s sermon “God’s Promise to His Plantation,” which he preached to a group of Puritans as they prepared to sail to America in 1630. The sermon justifies reasons for leaving England and promises a good and godly life in the New World. What becomes clear is that in the new colony Puritans will be able to live exactly as they want, according to biblical sources. This final chapter illustrates that the presentation of early modern utopia moved from a dialogic form to a monologic form over the course of the period. In the same way utopia moved from fiction to nonfiction when it became apparent that the ideal society was not necessarily imaginary but could actually exist. This book would be useful for early modern scholars who are interested in how various forms of writing can represent ideas as well as those with an interest in utopian studies. The bibliographic essay at the end provides a useful summary of the sources that a reader may further explore in relation to the primary and secondary texts examined by Chordas. This includes further details and references regarding the genres or forms that are discussed.