The description of a new world called the blazing-world
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9781515424154
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The Blazing-World is a fanciful depiction of a utopian kingdom in another world that can be reached via the North Pole. It may be "the only known work of utopian fiction by a woman in the 17th century." It can also easily be placed in the genres of science fiction, romance, adventure, and possibly even autobiography.
In the book, a young woman enters this other world, and becomes the empress of a society composed of various species of talking animals. She organizes an invasion of her home world, complete with submarines towed by fish-men and fire-stones dropped by bird-men.
Cavendish's utopia comes about, at least in part, due to having "but one religion, one language, and one government." Originally published as a companion piece to her Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, it gave life to her theorizing in what was an example of rigorous 17th-century science.
This book inspired the author's husband, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to write a sonnet which celebrates her imaginative powers. That sonnet was included in her book, and prefaces this edition.
Produktinformasjon
- ISBN/Varenr: 9781515424154
- EAN: 978-1-5154-2415-4
- Utgivelsesdato: 25.08.2020
- Utgivelsesår: 2020
- Forlag: Wilder Publications
- Innbinding: Innbundet
- Språk: Engelsk
- Personer: Cavendish, Margaret Lucas
- Litteraturtype: Skjønnlitteratur
- Form: Romaner
- Emne: Utopier, samfunnsøkonomi
- Sjanger: Science fiction
- Omfang/format: 106 sider
- Målgruppe: Voksne
- Aldersgrense: 0
- Opplag: 0
- Utgave: 0
- Illustrert: Nei
- Sider: 108
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