The Blazing World
by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyneliterary work· published 1666
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<p>A young lady is abducted by sea and finds herself transported into a new world where the blazing stars make night as bright as day. She marries the world’s Emperor, becoming Empress, and through consultation with many creatures and immaterial spirits she elaborates on contemporary scientific and philosophical topics.</p> <p>The story presents the view that a society with a unified language and religion can be made orderly under the rule of a benevolent monarch. <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/margaret-cavendish">Margaret Cavendish</a>, the Duchess of Newcastle, plays her own part in the story by providing advice and showing the Empress around her own world.</p> <p><i>The Blazing World</i> was written in 1666, a few years after the restoration of the British monarchy.
Adaptations (1)
The Blazing World was adapted into a 2021 film.
The Blazing World2021 · film · 101 min · dir. Carlson Young · IMDb ↗Ever since Margaret was six years old, she has been haunted by the memory of watching her sister drown during an explosive fight between her parents. As a young woman, she slides further into her twisted inner life, ultimately finding herself on the brink of suicide. Through an epic journey down the smokiest and scariest corridors of her imagination, she tries to exorcise the demons pushing her closer and closer to the edge.
