Overview
- A useful and accessible guide to the plays of an important seventeenth-century female dramatist
Examines how Aphra Behn addresses the subjects of gender and sexuality in her plays
Explores drama as performanceÂ
Part of the book series: Analysing Texts (ANATX)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Analysing Behn’s Comedies
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Front Matter
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Context and Critics
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Chapters in the first part of the book provide close readings of the comedies, addressing such topics as openings, endings, character types, staging, and politics and society. In the second part, Aughterson not only examines Behn's literary career and the Restoration contexts of her plays, but also looks at some sample criticism and explores Behn's drama as performance.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Aphra Behn: The Comedies
Authors: Kate Aughterson
Series Title: Analysing Texts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-62944-8
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 259
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave