The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish illustrated edition notes

• A world engaged with contemporary politics and events: • A blazing world is a fantasy located in the very recent past which Margret has experienced • The "empress" and the "duchess" are different manifestations of Margret, she writes herself into the text twice. • By traveling to places existing in real life, a direct intrusion of recent history and fantastical history. The duchess shows the empress the damages to the cavendish family irl. She tells readers about recent h...

• A world engaged with contemporary politics and events: • A blazing world is a fantasy located in the very recent past which Margret has experienced • The "empress" and the "duchess" are different manifestations of Margret, she writes herself into the text twice. • By traveling to places existing in real life, a direct intrusion of recent history and fantastical history. The duchess shows the empress the damages to the cavendish family irl. She tells readers about recent h...