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Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), English philosopher, poet and writer, known for "The Blazing World" (1666), a work of proto-science-fiction.
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Is "The Blazing World" written in a standard style for Cavendish's time?
I've been assigned The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish to read in my literature class. The first thing that struck me about the writing is how long the sentences are. It takes a mental settling-in ...
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