The Blazing World A New World by Margaret Cavendish
"The Blazing World" is a pioneering work of science fiction and feminist literature that tells the story of a young woman who is kidnapped by a merchant and taken on a voyage to the North Pole, where she enters a parallel universe. In this other world, she becomes the empress of a society inhabited by a variety of hybrid creatures. The empress engages in philosophical discussions with the inhabitants and uses her power to lead a grand intellectual and military campaign back in her own world. The narrative explores themes of power, gender, and the role of science and knowledge, as the protagonist asserts her authority in a world that reflects the author's imaginative and intellectual ambitions.
The 2931st greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1666
- Nationality
- English
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- Unknown
- Words
- 37,000
- Original Language
- English
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