WORKS OF APHRA BEHN: VOLUME VII, THE PLAYS, 16821696 (Volume 7) - Hardcover

BEHN, APHRA

9780814206799: WORKS OF APHRA BEHN: VOLUME VII, THE PLAYS, 16821696 (Volume 7)

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ISBN 10: 0814206794 ISBN 13: 9780814206799

Publisher: Ohio State University Press, 1996

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About the Author:

Born in the first few decades of the seventeenth century, Aphra Behn is one of early literature s best-known female writers. Behn had the lucky distinction of being able to support herself strictly by her pen, something unheard of for women of her time. Throughout her long career, she wrote in various formspoetry, plays, proseand is known as a member of the fair triumvirate of wit alongside fellow scribes Eliza Haywood and Delarivier Manley. Although little is known about her early life, Behn s father held a post as lieutenant governor of Surinam, and Behn s experiences during her stay most likely formed the basis for her most famous work, Oroonoko. Behn was also a popular dramatist in her time, penning critical successes like The Rover and The Feigned Courtesans. Her literary exploits aside, Behn is also known to have acted as a political spy for King Charles II of England during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Behn died in 1689, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Janet Todd is Herbert JC Grierson Professor of English Literature at the University of Aberdeen.

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