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Of Love and War: The Political Voice in the Early Plays of Aphra Behn is a study which situates Behn's early plays within their historical and political context. Behn (c.1640-1689), the first professional female playwright in England, is a fascinating study, having traveled to Surinam as a youn...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hayden, Judy A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2010.
Collection:Costerus ; new ser., v. 185.
Sujets:
Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689.
Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689 > Criticism and interpretation.
Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689 > Political and social views.
Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689
Behn, Aphra > 1640-1689
Behn, Aphra.
1500-1700
Authors, English > Early modern, 1500-1700.
DRAMA > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Authors, English > Early modern
Political and social views
Drama
Politik > Motiv
Drama.
Motiv.
Politik.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Of Love and War: The Political Voice in the Early Plays of Aphra Behn is a study which situates Behn's early plays within their historical and political context. Behn (c.1640-1689), the first professional female playwright in England, is a fascinating study, having traveled to Surinam as a young woman, served as a spy for Charles II, and evidently supported her family through her writing, including plays, poetry, fiction, and translation. Her early plays have often been dismissed as romances, largely because they treat such social and/or gender issues as forced marriage and female desire. This.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (303 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index.
ISBN:9789042031739
9042031735
ISSN:0165-9618 ;

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