The Blazing World
Gelesen von Sarah Terry
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess Of Newcastle and Margaret Lucas Cavendish
(4,328 Sterne; 29 Bewertungen)
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish is, all at once, a satire, a treatise on natural philosophy, a work of proto-science fiction, and a defiant venture into a scientific world where women were not usually allowed. It tells the tale of a young Lady who is kidnapped by a man that tries to sail away with her. Through divine interference, however, the ship is tossed into a storm and everyone but the Lady perishes. Blown up to the North Pole, she inadvertently passes into to another world, the Blazing World, where she is almost immediately made supreme ruler. As the Lady begins to exercise her will, Cavendish lays out her own Utopia and discusses a wide range of scientific, political, social, and religious topics. But when a war breaks out in her home world, what will the Lady do with all power of the Blazing World behind her? - Summary by Sarah Terry (4 hr 2 min)
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Great voice.
tenkism
(4,5 Sterne)
Reader gets a five! Material is rather dry, as you would expect from medieval texts, I am certain I got more out of it by listening rather than trying to read it on my own. Thank you for it!
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rob thistleton
(3 Sterne)
I found the introduction to "natural philosophy" interesting in that it took a holistic view of nature. The book read as a science fantasy throughout, I especially enjoyed her description of the empresses coach. I saw some influence on Victorian Sci fi writers especially HG Wells. I enjoyed the story overall and the occasional humour was surprising. She was clearly, given her position in society of the time, influenced by Hobbes and "Leviathan". The epilogue made me cringe and exposed the author as one of overblown ego.
Sci-fi before there was Science!
Lensi
(5 Sterne)
What an interesting peek into the scientific-minded in an era at the cusp of science as we know it today. Cavendish is fascinating. The reader channels her perfectly.
interesting
Thewisedriud
(5 Sterne)
I wiuld characterise this as an early work of fantasy, and not scifi, as some would have it. Nonetheless it is fairly written and engaging, especially for the time period.
pretty good
null
(4 Sterne)
I really enjoyed the reader. The book itself is rather tedious at parts, but it's a great satire of the 18th century.
(5 Sterne)
written in 1666. amazing insights. reader is first rate. highly recommend.
Samantha Marie
(2 Sterne)
stars are for content. reader was incredible.