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Author |
: Heidi Hutner |
Publisher |
: University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages |
: 356 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0813914434 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780813914435 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rereading Aphra Behn by : Heidi Hutner
Aphra Behn was the first Englishwoman to earn her living from writing. This collection of critical essays explores the different genres in Behn's canon, including her plays, criticism, fiction and poetry, from a wide variety of feminist theoretical approaches.
Author |
: C. A. Meyersburg |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:83343749 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rereading Aphra Behn by : C. A. Meyersburg
Author |
: Derek Hughes |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 450 |
Release |
: 2004-11-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139826945 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139826948 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Aphra Behn by : Derek Hughes
Traditionally known as the first professional woman writer in English, Aphra Behn has now emerged as one of the major figures of the Restoration. She provided more plays for the stage than any other author and greatly influenced the development of the novel with her ground-breaking fiction, especially Love-Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister and Oroonoko, the first English novel set in America. Behn's work straddles the genres: beside drama and fiction, she also excelled in poetry and she made several important translations from French libertine and scientific works. This Companion discusses and introduces her writings in all these fields and provides the critical tools with which to judge their aesthetic and historical importance. It also includes a full bibliography, a detailed chronology and a description of the known facts of her life. The Companion will be an essential tool for the study of this increasingly important writer and thinker.
Author |
: Dolors Altaba-Artal |
Publisher |
: Susquehanna University Press |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1575910292 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781575910291 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aphra Behn's English Feminism by : Dolors Altaba-Artal
Behn's novels, though, discard Zayas's pessimistic views and supernatural accounts; using wit and satire, they completely subvert the original texts."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: Janet Todd |
Publisher |
: A&C Black |
Total Pages |
: 830 |
Release |
: 2013-09-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448212545 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448212545 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Secret Life of Aphra Behn by : Janet Todd
'All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn; for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds,' said Virginia Woolf. Yet that tomb, in Westminster Abbey, records one of the few uncontested facts about this Restoration playwright, poet, novelist and spy: the date of her death, 16 April 1689. For the rest secrecy and duplicity are almost the key to her life. She loved codes, making and breaking them; writing her life becomes a decoding of a passionate but playful woman. Janet Todd draws on documents she has rediscovered in the Dutch archives, and on Behn's own writings, to tell a story of court, diplomatic and sexual intrigue, and of the rise from humble origins of the first woman to earn her living as a professional writer. Aphra Behn's first notable employment was as a Royal spy in Holland; she had probably also spied in Surinam. It was not until she was in her thirties that she published the first of the 19 plays and other works which established her fame (though not riches) among her 'good, sweet, honey-candied readers'. Many of her works were openly erotic, indeed as frank as anything by her friends Wycherley and Rochester. Some also offered an inside view of court and political intrigues, and Todd reveals the historical scandals and legal cases behind some of Behn's most famous 'fictions'.
Author |
: Aphra Behn |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 126 |
Release |
: 2018-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1721612750 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781721612758 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The History of the Nun by : Aphra Behn
The History of the Nun The Fair Vow-breaker by Aphra Behn Behn's remarkable work in which she analyzes the retribution of breaking the vows, particularly the religious vows undertaken by nuns. The tale, claimed to be true, focuses on a nun who was lured by the charms of the world into forsaking the nunnery. Fate comes down hard upon her as she has to face the troubles and threats posed by the outside world as well. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author |
: David Womersley |
Publisher |
: Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages |
: 632 |
Release |
: 2001-04-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 063121285X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780631212850 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to Literature from Milton to Blake by : David Womersley
This definitive Companion provides a critical overview of literary culture in the period from John Milton to William Blake. Its broad chronological range responds to recent reshapings of the canon and identifies new directions of study. The Companion is composed of over fifty contributions from leading scholars in the field, its essays offer students a comprehensive and accessible survey of the field from a wide range of perspectives. It also, however, gives researchers and faculty the opportunity to update their acquaintance with new critical and scholarly work. The volume meets the needs of an intellectual world increasingly given over to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary study by covering philosophical, political, cultural and historical writing, as well as literary writing. Unlike other similar volumes, the main body of the Companion consists of readings of individual texts, both those commonly and less commonly studied.
Author |
: Mary Ann O'Donnell |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 727 |
Release |
: 2017-03-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351957793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351957791 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aphra Behn by : Mary Ann O'Donnell
This annotated bibliography constitutes a thoroughly revised and more easily readable study of Behn's publications, of those edited or translated by her, of publications that included her works, and of writings ascribed to her, along with an annotated bibliography of over 1600 works about her from 1671 to 2001, with an unannotated update covering 2002. The augmented primary bibliography describes all known editions and issues of her works to 1702, and adds a catalogue of editions to 2002, including on-line sources. The secondary bibliography adds close to 1000 items published since 1984 to the original 600 of the first edition along with about 175 more from 1671 to 1984, with attention to materials not in English. New appendices include a list of dedicatees, actors, recent productions (with reviews), and provenances. This volume will be invaluable for book dealers, collectors and librarians, as well as students and scholars of Aphra Behn and of Restoration literature.
Author |
: Aphra Behn |
Publisher |
: Joe Books Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 190 |
Release |
: 2015-06-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781987955682 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1987955684 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Rover by : Aphra Behn
The magic of Naples during Carnival inspires love between a disparate group of local citizens and visiting Englishmen.
Author |
: Gale, Cengage Learning |
Publisher |
: Gale, Cengage Learning |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781410357052 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1410357058 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Study Guide for Aphra Behn's "The Rover" by : Gale, Cengage Learning
A Study Guide for Aphra Behn's "The Rover," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.