Unveiling a Parallel - Couverture souple

Jones, Alice Ilgenfritz; Merchant, Ella

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1409910490 ISBN 13 : 9781409910497

Editeur : Dodo Press, 2008

Synopsis

“You know how certain kinds of music will beat everything out of your consciousness except a wild delirium of joy; how love of a woman will take up every cranny of space in your being, -and fill the universe beside, -so that people who are not en rapport with the strains that delight you, or with the beauty that enthralls you, seem pitiable creatures, not in touch with the Divine Harmony, with Supreme Loveliness. So it was with me, when I set my feet on Mars! My soul leaped to its highest altitude and I had but one vast thought, -“I have triumphed; I am here! And I am alone; Earth is unconscious of the glory that is mine! ””

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Unveiling a Parallel was a collaboration between two 19th century US women writers who lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Like Charlotte Gilman's Herland, it has a fairly standard framing story. This title, however, has a bit more balance between exposition and narrative than most. It also has some strong women characters, unlike the male-penned utopias where women are, more than often, just set-dressing.

The unnamed narrator, a man, arrives at Mars after a flight by 'aeroplane.' (Note that this was written a decade before the Wright Brothers.) Mars is much like Earth, and inhabited by Earth-like flora and fauna. Where it differs is in the social roles of the genders. Women occupy a place of equality; they have their own social clubs, take lovers, have children out of wedlock, and can even propose marriage to men. Of course, this subjects the narrator to much amusing discomfort. In the second part of the narrative, set in another country on Mars, the protagonist gets to meet a Christ-like 'Teacher,' and compare religion on both planets. This portion seems a bit tacked-on, as if the authors felt a need to soften the impact of the satire in the previous part of the book.

[..] There were numerous feminist utopias written during this period, all unknown today except to specialists. (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

About the Author

Ignatius Donnelly (1831 - 1901)
Ignatius Donnelly, an Irish writer, lawyer, and politician is remembered primarily for his extensive work on Atlantis. Donnelly's theories are the basis for much of the Atlantis belief today, including the placement and timing of the Atlantis disaster.

Although he was a native of Philadelphia, and practiced law there for a few years, Donnelly decided to explore new territory in the h

Présentation de l'éditeur

Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones. Unveiling a Parallel was a collaboration between two 19th century US women writers who lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Like Charlotte Gilman's Herland, it has a fairly standard framing story. This title, however, has a bit more balance between exposition and narrative than most. It also has some strong women characters, unlike the male-penned utopias where women are, more than often, just set-dressing. The unnamed narrator, a man, arrives at Mars after a flight by 'aeroplane.' Mars is much like Earth, and inhabited by Earth-like flora and fauna. Where it differs is in the social roles of the genders. Women occupy a place of equality; they have their own social clubs, take lovers, have children out of wedlock, and can even propose marriage to men.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dodo Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1409910490
• ISBN 13: 9781409910497
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible