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.
| Autorius: | Margaret Cavendish |
| Leidėjas: | Fantastic Books |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2020 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 108 |
| ISBN-10: | 1515424154 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781515424154 |
| Formatas: | 235 x 157 x 11 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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