<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> A Merry Jest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Latin Poems </Td> </Tr> <P> Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a work of fiction and socio - political satire by Thomas More (1478--1535) published in 1516 in Latin . The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs . Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries . </P> <P> The title De optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia literally translates, "Of a republic's best state and of the new island Utopia". </P>

What was described in the renaissance publication utopia