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The Rover or the Banished Cavaliers
Aphra Behn
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Description for The Rover or the Banished Cavaliers
Paperback. This well-conceived edition is indispensable. Heidi Hutner, Hunter College, City University of New York Editor(s): Russell, Anne. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Increasingly Aphra Behn—the first woman professional writer—is also regarded as one of the most important writers of the 17th century. The Rover, her most famous and most accomplished play, is in many ways firmly in the tradition of Restoration drama; Willmore, the title character, is a rake and a libertine, and the comedy feeds on sexual innuendo, intrigue and wit. But the laughter that the play insights has a biting edge to it and the sexual intrigue an unsettling depth.
Anne Russell points out in her introduction to this edition, there are three options for women in the ... Read more
Increasingly Aphra Behn—the first woman professional writer—is also regarded as one of the most important writers of the 17th century. The Rover, her most famous and most accomplished play, is in many ways firmly in the tradition of Restoration drama; Willmore, the title character, is a rake and a libertine, and the comedy feeds on sexual innuendo, intrigue and wit. But the laughter that the play insights has a biting edge to it and the sexual intrigue an unsettling depth.
Anne Russell points out in her introduction to this edition, there are three options for women in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781551112145
SKU
V9781551112145
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Aphra Behn
Anne Russell is Associate Professor of English at Wilfrid Laurier University and a specialist in 17th-century drama.
Reviews for The Rover or the Banished Cavaliers
This well-conceived edition of Aphra Behn's The Rover begins with a lively, thorough and intelligent introduction to the play. The scholarly work is indispensable." - Heidi Hutner, Hunter College, City University of New York