54 pages 1 hour read

Margaret Cavendish

The Blazing World

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1666

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Essay Topics

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How does Cavendish’s life inform and influence the text?

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In what ways could this text be understood as feminist? How does the prominence of female characters and the minimal role of male characters support this reading?

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Consider the politics the Blazing World. How are Cavendish’s utopian ideas traditional? How are they radical? How do its power systems compare to those of Cavendish’s England?

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