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Margaret Cavendish

The Description Of A New World, Called The Blazing-World Paperback...

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Pioneering feminist speculative fiction
17th century utopian satire
Explores gender and governance
Restored public domain classic
82 pages of visionary wit
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A vision of a world reborn through curiosity, courage, and the stubborn hope that society can be bent toward justice. The Description Of A New World, Called The BlazingWorld rewrites the idea of discovery as a social experiment, where aventure, science, and power collide in a brisk, witty tale. This is more than a travelogue through imagined realms it is a skilful fusion of utopian science fiction and sharp satirical adventure prose that probes gender, governance, and empire. Cavendishs keen eye turns seventeenth century england towards questions that still feel urgent today who speaks for science, who commands exploration, and how consensus is made in communities of the curious. The book ventures into feminist speculative fiction before the term existed, offering a theatre of ideas that remains accessible to todays readers while rewarding scholars with its historical texture and audacious wit. A note on literary and historical significance underlines its place in early modern britains intellectual ferment, its Galileo inspired echoes, and Cavendishs enduring influence as a pioneering female voice in public discourse. For casual readers and classicliterature collectors alike, Alpha Editions restores a public domain treasure for todays and tomorrows libraries. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, its more than a reprint a collectors item and a cultural treasure, restored for contemporary hands and future generations.

SKU: M9789354759314
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Binding: Paperback;82 pages; Publisher: Alpha Editions; Classification: N/A; Weight: 254.26 g; Dimensions: N/A

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