UID:
almafu_9959695967202883
Format:
1 online resource (xxii, 248 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-81692-6
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0-511-99919-4
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to literature
Uniform Title:
Brandeis University Faculty Publications
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
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Aphra Behn : the documentary record /
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Behn, women, and society /
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Aphra Behn and the Restoration theatre /
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The political poetry of Aphra Behn /
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Behn's dramatic response to Restoration politics /
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Tragedy and tragicomedy /
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Behn and the unstable traditions of social comedy /
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The Cavalier myth in The Rover /
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'The story of the heart' : Love-letters between a noble-man and his sister /
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Oroonoko : reception, ideology, and narrative strategy /
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'Others', slaves, and colonists in Oroonoko /
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The short fiction (excluding Oroonoko) /
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Pastoral and lyric : Astrea in Arcadia /
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Aphra Behn's French translations /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-52720-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-82019-7
Language:
English
