A Description of Millenium Hall
Autor: | Sarah Scott |
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EAN: | 4064066060459 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 09.04.2020 |
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Schlagworte: | 18th-century utopian literature British female authors divine grace narratives enlightenment literature female protagonist adventures feminist utopian fiction frame tale storytelling historical mid-century reform ideas social equality themes |
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A Description of Millenium Hall is a utopian novel that takes the form of a frame tale and a series of adventures, as the narrator's long-lost cousin relates how each of the residents arrived at the female Utopia, Millenium Hall. The adventures are remarkable for their reliance on a nearly superstitious form of divine grace, where God's will manifests itself with the direct punishment of the wicked and the miraculous protection of the innocent. In one tale, a woman about to be ravished by a man is saved, literally by the hand of God, as her attacker dies of a stroke. The Hall the characters live in is a model of mid-century reform ideas. All the women have crafts with which to better themselves. Property is held in common, and education is the primary pastime.