The Blazing World : The Description Of A New World
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The Description of a New World: The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. 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 as a utopian work. This present Description of a New World, was made as an Appendix to my Observations upon Experimental Philosophy; and, having some Sympathy and Coherence with each other, were joyned together as Two several Worlds, at their Two Poles. But, by reason most Ladies take no delight in Philosophical Arguments, I separated some from the mentioned Observations, and caused them to go out by themselves, that I might express my Respects, in presenting to Them such Fancies as my Contemplations did afford. The First Part is Romancical; the Second, Philosophical; and the Third is meerly Fancy; or (as I may call it) Fantastical. And if (Noble Ladies)you should chance to take pleasure in reading these Fancies, I shall account my self a Happy Creatoress: If not, I must be content to live a Melancholly Life in my own World; which I cannot call a Poor World, if Poverty be only want of Gold, and Jewels: for, there is more Gold in it, than all the Chymists ever made.
- | Author: Margaret Cavendish,
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jul 08, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 54 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1722615184
- | ISBN-13: 9781722615185
- Author:
- Margaret Cavendish,
- Publisher:
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:
- Jul 08, 2018
- Number of pages:
- 54 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1722615184
- ISBN-13:
- 9781722615185