{"product_id":"the-blazing-world-royal-collectors-margaret-cavendish-9781774765104","title":"The Blazing World (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blazing World\u003c\/em\u003e is a fanciful depiction of a satirical, utopian kingdom in another world that can be accessed through the North Pole. A young woman enters this other world, becomes the empress of a society composed of various species of talking animals, and organizes an invasion back into her world. The Empress asserts that a peaceful society can only be attained through a lack of societal divisions. Only an absolute sovereignty can maintain social unity and stability because the reliance on one authority eliminates separations of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blazing World\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published as a companion piece to Cavendish's Observations upon Experimental Philosophy. Advances in the field of science and philosophy in the early modern period had a huge influence on Cavendish and were a major component in her work. Cavendish wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Blazing World\u003c\/em\u003e in 1666, a time when utopian literature was dominated by men. She used the genre to discuss feminist issues like female authority and autonomy. \u003cem\u003eThe Blazing World\u003c\/em\u003e gave Cavendish an opportunity to explore ideas that directly conflicted with those in her nonfiction writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Cavendish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774765101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774765104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Margaret Cavendish","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988678869247,"sku":"9781774765104","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9111b486-d0f5-4e49-8229-2951a89e10d2.jpg?v=1683295778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blazing-world-royal-collectors-margaret-cavendish-9781774765104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}