Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors. Rising from obscurity, she came to the notice of Charles II, who employed her as a spy in Antwerp. Upon her return to London and a probable brief stay in debtors' prison, she began writing for the stage. She belonged to a coterie of poets and famous libertines such as John Wilmot, Lord Rochester. Behn wrote under the pastoral pseudonym Astrea. During the turbulent political times of the Exclusion Crisis, she wrote an epilogue and prologue that brought her legal trouble; she thereafter devoted most of her writing to prose genres and translations. A staunch supporter of the Stuart line, Behn declined an invitation from Bishop Burnet to write a welcoming poem to the new king William III. She died shortly after.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III" by Aphra Behn is a collection of comedic plays written during the late 17th century, a time when theatre was blo...
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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I" by Aphra Behn is a significant collection of plays written in the late 17th century. This volume features notable ...
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Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister
"Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister" by Aphra Behn is a novel probably written in the late 17th century. The story revolves around the tum...
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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II" by Aphra Behn is a collection of dramatic works written during the late 17th century. The volume includes various...
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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI" by Aphra Behn is a collection of literary works, likely compiled in the late 19th century. This volume features v...
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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume V
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume V" by Aphra Behn is a collection of literary works written in the late 17th century. This volume features a mix of na...
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The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV
"The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV" by Aphra Behn is a collection of comedic plays written in the late 17th century. This volume features notable wor...
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