Brave New World (disambiguation) facts for kids
The phrase "brave new world" comes from a famous play by William Shakespeare called The Tempest. In the play, a character named Miranda says these words when she sees new people for the first time. She is amazed by how wonderful and beautiful the world seems to be.
Today, people often use "brave new world" to talk about a new situation or a future society that might be very different, sometimes in a good way, but sometimes in a strange or even scary way. It often suggests a world changed by new technology or ideas.
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Where the Phrase Comes From
The exact words Miranda says in Shakespeare's The Tempest (Act V, Scene I) are:
- "O wonder!
- How many goodly creatures are there here!
- How beauteous mankind is!
- O brave new world,
- That has such people in't!"
Miranda has lived on a lonely island and hasn't seen many people before. When she finally sees a group of people, she is filled with excitement and wonder, calling it a "brave new world."
The Famous Book: Brave New World
One of the most well-known uses of this phrase is in the 1932 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. This book describes a future society where technology controls everything. People are born in labs, and their lives are planned out for them. The story explores what happens when a society tries to be perfectly happy and stable, but loses important parts of being human.
Huxley also wrote a non-fiction book called Brave New World Revisited. In this book, he looked back at his earlier novel and discussed how some of his predictions were starting to come true.
Brave New World in Movies and TV
The ideas from Huxley's book have been used in many films and TV shows. These adaptations often explore what a future society might look like and the challenges it could face.
- Brave New World (1980 movie) was a TV movie made in 1980.
- Brave New World (movie) was another TV movie from 1998.
- Brave New World (TV series) is a TV mini-series that explores ideas about the 21st century.
- There was also an episode of the TV show seaQuest 2032 called "Brave New World."
Brave New World in Music
The phrase has also inspired many musicians.
Albums
Several music albums have been named Brave New World:
- Brave New World (album) is a 2000 album by the band Iron Maiden.
- Brave New World (Steve Miller Band album) is a 1969 album by the Steve Miller Band.
- Brave New World (Styx album) is a 1999 album by the band Styx.
- Brave New World is a 1995 album by The Rippingtons.
Songs
Many songs also share the title "Brave New World":
- A song by Charlotte Church.
- A song by Motörhead from their album Hammered (album).
- A song by Reagan Youth.
- A song by the Swedish band Covenant.
- A song from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.
- The title song of the Iron Maiden album.
- A song by Iron Savior.
- The title song of the Styx album.
- A song by Hedley.
Other Meanings of Brave New World
The phrase is also used in other areas:
- Brave New World (role playing game) is a superhero role-playing game. It is set in a future where things have gone wrong.
- DCU: Brave New World is a special comic book from DC Comics. It was released in 2006.
See also
- In Spanish: Brave New World para niños
