The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:theatrical_performances
academic studies
graphic novels
gptkbp:author gptkb:Margaret_Cavendish
gptkbp:characters gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Spirit
talking animals
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later feminist writers
influenced science fiction authors
gptkbp:genre utopian fiction
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:17th_century_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Mary_Shelley
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Ursula_K._Le_Guin
gptkb:Octavia_Butler
gptkbp:influenced speculative fiction genre
feminist utopian literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:science_fiction
feminist literature
gptkbp:inspiration Cavendish's own life
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character the Empress
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:notable_characters the Duchess
the King of the Blazing World
the spirits of the elements
gptkbp:notable_for early example of speculative fiction
gptkbp:published 1666
gptkbp:related_works The Blazing World and Other Writings
gptkbp:setting Blazing World
gptkbp:significance critique of patriarchy
exploration of gender roles
early feminist thought
gptkbp:style gptkb:dialogue
satirical
allegorical
gptkbp:themes gptkb:science
gptkb:feminism
rationalism
empiricism
materialism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Margaret_Cavendish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6