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The Cavalier and His Lady - Selected from the Works of the First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish... The Cavalier and His Lady - Selected from the Works of the First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish Duchess Of Newcastle
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Life of William Cavendish - Duke of Newcastle to Which Is Added the True Relation of My Birth, Breeding and Life...... The Life of William Cavendish - Duke of Newcastle to Which Is Added the True Relation of My Birth, Breeding and Life... (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish Newcastle
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

The Life of the (1st) Duke of Newcastle - & Other Writings... (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish Newcastle The Life of the (1st) Duke of Newcastle - & Other Writings... (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish Newcastle
R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

The Blazing World - Margaret Cavendish (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish The Blazing World - Margaret Cavendish (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish
R160 R143 Discovery Miles 1 430 Save R17 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

‘I had rather die in the adventure of noble achievements, than live in obscure and sluggish security’

In 1666, Margaret Cavendish had a vision: there was a crack in reality at the North Pole leading to a utopian parallel universe, where gender roles, scientific orthodoxy and political norms had been razed to the ground. She slipped through the portal and returned with the first science fiction novel in English – an explosive account of the Blazing World.

The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle - To Which Is Added the True Relation of My Birth, Breeding and Life / by... The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle - To Which Is Added the True Relation of My Birth, Breeding and Life / by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle; Edited by C.H. Firth ... With Four Etched Portraits (Hardcover)
Charles Harding Firth, Margaret Cavendish
R1,075 Discovery Miles 10 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cavalier in Exile - Being the Lives of the First Duke & Dutchess of Newcastle (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish The Cavalier in Exile - Being the Lives of the First Duke & Dutchess of Newcastle (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish
R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cavalier and His Lady - Selected From the Works of the First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish,... The Cavalier and His Lady - Selected From the Works of the First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish, William Cavendish Newcastle
R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Life of the (1st) Duke of Newcastle - & Other Writings (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish The Life of the (1st) Duke of Newcastle - & Other Writings (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish
R939 Discovery Miles 9 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Description of a New World called The Blazing-World (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish The Description of a New World called The Blazing-World (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish; Introduction by Ian Randal Strock
R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Blazing World (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish The Blazing World (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish
R906 Discovery Miles 9 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philosophical Letters; Or, Modest Reflections Upon Some Opinions In Natvral Philosophy (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish Duches... Philosophical Letters; Or, Modest Reflections Upon Some Opinions In Natvral Philosophy (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish Duches Newcastle
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Blazing World (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish The Blazing World (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish; Contributions by Mint Editions
R255 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R16 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When a young woman is shipwrecked in the kingdom of the Blazing World, she befriends the natives, a highly intelligent and tolerant group of humanoid animals. With the help of the locals, the woman becomes the Empress of the island, and leads the Blazing World into a society of peace, equality, and understanding. Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World explores hot-button topics and themes, bringing a perspective that is still fresh modern-day. With imaginative and gripping prose, Cavendish advocates for philosophy over the material world, becoming a pioneer and strong advocate for peace, animals' rights, feminism, and equality. Her work is considered innovative not only for the exploration of these topics, but also for the invention of a genre. This edition of The Blazing World is printed in a modern font and redesigned with a striking new cover, bringing Cavendish's trailblazing literature into the 21st century.

The Convent of Pleasure (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish The Convent of Pleasure (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish; Contributions by Mint Editions
R148 R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Save R10 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Convent of Pleasure (1868) is a closet drama by Margaret Cavendish. Intended for private performance rather than the stage, The Convent of Pleasure is a comedy that critiques the institution of marriage and explores the possibility of lesbian desire in a patriarchal society. Published under the author's own name-a rare feat for a woman of her time-The Convent of Pleasure is a groundbreaking work of queer utopian literature that continues to inform and inspire artists and critics alike. "Put the case I should Marry the best of Men, if any best there be; yet would a Marry'd life have more crosses and sorrows then pleasure, freedom, or hapiness: nay Marriage to those that are virtuous is a greater restraint then a Monastery." Tired of the ways of men, Lady Happy encourages her friends to join an experimental cloister devoted to feminine autonomy, friendship, and desire. Despite opposition from angry Monsieurs and the skeptical Madam Mediator, the woman forge a tight-knit group and seem prepared to defy the institution of marriage while pursuing romantic relationships with their fellow women. Before long, a mysterious Princess seeks entry to the convent. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Margaret Cavendish's The Convent of Pleasure is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

Paper Bodies - A Margaret Cavendish Reader (Paperback): Sylvia Bowerbank, Sara Mendelson Paper Bodies - A Margaret Cavendish Reader (Paperback)
Sylvia Bowerbank, Sara Mendelson; Margaret Cavendish
R900 Discovery Miles 9 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Margaret Cavendish was one of the most subversive and entertaining writers of the seventeenth century. She invented new genres, challenged gender roles, and critiqued the new science as well as the mores of society. "Paper Bodies" was the wonderful phrase she used to described her manuscripts, which she hoped would continue to make "a great Blazing Light" after her death. There are connections here to Cavendish's most famous work, The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World (1666), a unique tale of a woman travelling through the north pole to a strange new world. In addition to The Blazing World, this volume includes Cavendish's brief autobiography, A True Relation of My Birth, Breeding and Life (1667), her play The Convent of Pleasure, and selections from her Sociable Letters, her poetry, and her critical writings. A variety of background documents by other seventeenth-century writers helps to set her work in context for the modern reader.

The Blazing World (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish The Blazing World (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish; Contributions by Mint Editions
R147 Discovery Miles 1 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When a young woman is shipwrecked in the kingdom of the Blazing World, she befriends the natives, a highly intelligent and tolerant group of humanoid animals. With the help of the locals, the woman becomes the Empress of the island, and leads the Blazing World into a society of peace, equality, and understanding. Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World explores hot-button topics and themes, bringing a perspective that is still fresh modern-day. With imaginative and gripping prose, Cavendish advocates for philosophy over the material world, becoming a pioneer and strong advocate for peace, animals' rights, feminism, and equality. Her work is considered innovative not only for the exploration of these topics, but also for the invention of a genre. This edition of The Blazing World is printed in a modern font and redesigned with a striking new cover, bringing Cavendish's trailblazing literature into the 21st century.

Bell in Campo & the Sociable Pb (Paperback): Professor Margaret Cavendish Newcastle, Duc, Larry Cavendish Johnston, Duc Bell in Campo & the Sociable Pb (Paperback)
Professor Margaret Cavendish Newcastle, Duc, Larry Cavendish Johnston, Duc
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Written during the English Civil War and Interregnum when the public theatres were closed and Margaret Cavendish was living away from England in exile, Bell in Campo and The Sociable Companions are scathing satires that speak to the role of women's agency amidst this cultural tumult. In Bell in Campo, a group of virtuous women follow their husbands to war and, refusing to remain docilely out of harm's way, form an army of their own. The Sociable Companions details the struggles of four women from impoverished Royalist families trying to survive in a rapacious marriage market at the war's end. This Broadview Edition presents these two complementary plays together, along with supplementary materials on Cavendish's life, the participation of women in the combat of the English Civil War, the conduct of the Royalist military forces, and seventeenth-century social and marriage conventions.

The BLAZING WORLD: An Illuminated Edition (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish The BLAZING WORLD: An Illuminated Edition (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish; Illustrated by Rebekka Dunlap; Introduction by Brooke Bolander
R1,814 Discovery Miles 18 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Blazing World is one of the most fascinating, unusual and astonishing pieces of literature in the English language. Written in 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, the story follows a young woman who is transported to a world of animal-people, becomes their empress, and eventually leads an invasion back into her own world, complete with bird-man bombardiers and submarine ships. The tale involves spirit possession, astral projection, the many-worlds theory, and an interdimensional otherworldly queer romance that is centuries ahead of its time. Featuring numerous full-page and spot illustrations, and housed in an elaborately die-cut and embossed slipcase, this is an heirloom edition designed to be a work of art in its own right. With an introduction by Brooke Bolander. 9x12", 138 pages.

The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish; Edited by Anne Shaver
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673), until recently remembered more as a flamboyant eccentric than as a serious writer, was in fact the most prolific, thought-provoking, and original woman writer of the Restoration. Cavendish is the author of many poems, short stories, biographies, memoirs, letters, philosophical and scientific works (including "The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing World, " the first work of science fiction by a woman), and nineteen plays.

""The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays" collects four of Cavendish's dramatic works that are among the most revealing of her attitudes toward marriage and her desire for fame. "Loves Adventures" (1662) centers on a woman succeeding in war and diplomacy by passing as a man. Similarly, the heroine of "Bell in Campo" (1662) rescues her husband at the head of an army of women in this tale of a marriage of near equals. "The Convent of Pleasure" (1668) proposes a separatist community of women and has received attention for its suggestion of lesbian sexuality. "The Bridals" (1662), a more typical restoration comedy satirizing marriage, rounds out the collection.

Edited with notes and annotation by Anne Shaver, ""The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays" also contains a timeline, biography and bibliography of the Duchess, an appreciation of Cavendish's life and work, and a bibliography of critical essays. Also included are all of Cavendish's epistles "To the Reader" as well as "Other Preliminary Matter from Playes" (1662), and Cavendish's original preface to "Plays Never Before Printed" (1668). A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, ""The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays" raises important issues about women and gender.

Margaret Cavendish: Observations upon Experimental Philosophy (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish Margaret Cavendish: Observations upon Experimental Philosophy (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish; Edited by Eileen O'Neill
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Margaret Cavendish's Observations upon Experimental Philosophy holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the picture of nature as a grand machine that was propounded by Hobbes and Descartes; she also rejects the alternative views of nature that make reference to immaterial spirits. Instead she develops an original system of organicist materialism, and draws on the doctrines of ancient Stoicism to attack the tenets of seventeenth-century mechanical philosophy. Her treatise is a document of major importance in the history of women's contributions to philosophy and science.

The Blazing World and Other Writings (Paperback, New ed): Margaret Cavendish The Blazing World and Other Writings (Paperback, New ed)
Margaret Cavendish; Introduction by Kate Lilley; Notes by Kate Lilley
R304 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R29 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Flamboyant, theatrical, exuding ambiguous sexuality, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was one of the seventeeth century's most striking figures, experimental in her personality as much as in her prolific writings. Both 'The Contract' and 'Assaulted and Pursued Chastity' (from Nature's Pictures, 1656) are romances which play out the empowering possibilities of disguise or masking for women. The centrepiece of this collection is The Blazing World, the only known Utopian fiction by a seventeenth century woman writer, an inventive and extravagant portrayal of the rise of a woman to absolute power.

The Blazing World (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish The Blazing World (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish
R85 Discovery Miles 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Blazing World (Paperback): Jv Editors The Blazing World (Paperback)
Jv Editors; Margaret Cavendish
R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Paperback): Margaret Cavendish Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Paperback)
Margaret Cavendish; Edited by Susan James
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) is unique among women writers of the seventeenth century in the scale of her output and in her aspiration to create a philosophical system. This edition presents Cavendish as a political author, and Susan James includes two major texts, the Orations and The Blazing World, accompanied by the standard series features that enables students to gain a better understanding of one of the truly distinctive political voices of the early modern period.

Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Hardcover, New): Margaret Cavendish Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Hardcover, New)
Margaret Cavendish; Edited by Susan James
R2,372 Discovery Miles 23 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) is unique among women writers of the seventeenth century in the scale of her output and in her aspiration to create a philosophical system. This edition presents Cavendish as a political author, and Susan James includes two major texts, the Orations and The Blazing World, accompanied by the standard series features that enables students to gain a better understanding of one of the truly distinctive political voices of the early modern period.

Margaret Cavendish: Observations upon Experimental Philosophy (Hardcover): Margaret Cavendish Margaret Cavendish: Observations upon Experimental Philosophy (Hardcover)
Margaret Cavendish; Edited by Eileen O'Neill
R3,735 R2,437 Discovery Miles 24 370 Save R1,298 (35%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Margaret Cavendish's Observations upon Experimental Philosophy holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the picture of nature as a grand machine that was propounded by Hobbes and Descartes; she also rejects the alternative views of nature that make reference to immaterial spirits. Instead she develops an original system of organicist materialism, and draws on the doctrines of ancient Stoicism to attack the tenets of seventeenth-century mechanical philosophy. Her treatise is a document of major importance in the history of women's contributions to philosophy and science.

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