2min chapter

Imaginary Worlds cover image

The Blazing World

Imaginary Worlds

CHAPTER

The Influence of Cavendish on Science Fiction

Cavendish sent copies of her books to Cambridge and Oxford. Loris says around this time, you can start to see Cavendish's influence on science fiction. The Female Man from 1975 was a groundbreaking novel written by Joanna Russ. Philip Pullman's historical material sequence has a lot of resonance with Cavendish even if it wasn't a direct influence.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode