| The Blazing World Contributor(s): Cavendish, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 1545378614 ISBN-13: 9781545378618 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Romance - Lgbt - Bisexual |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6" W x 9" (0.33 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World, better known as The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by the English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. Feminist critic Dale Spender calls it a forerunner of science fiction. It can also be read in the context of utopias As its full title suggests, Blazing World is a fanciful depiction of a satirical, utopian kingdom in another world that can be reached via the North Pole. It is "the only known work of utopian fiction by a woman in the 17th century, as well as one of the earliest examples of what we now call 'science fiction' - although it is also a romance, an adventure story, and even autobiography." |