The Rover: Revised edition

di Aphra Behn (Autore)

Robyn Bolam (Curatore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2012

Carnival time in The Rover is a period when prohibitions are temporarily removed, privileges and rank suspended, and women - from convent girls to courtesans - take the initiative. Featuring multiple plot lines, which deal with the adventures of a group of love-struck Englishmen in Naples, Aphra Behn's play explores issues of love, trickery and deception, forced marriage, male power, fidelity, and the excesses of sexual passion. Hers is a male-dominated society, but one with a clear-sighted portrayal of the female predicament. The play is widely taught on A Level courses as well as on undergraduate literature and women's writing courses. This new edition contains a completely new introduction, and takes into account important criticism from the past decade, as well as a new understanding of the nature of theatre in Behn's time, and the significance of her contribution to English drama.

• Autore: Aphra Behn
• Curatore: Robyn Bolam
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Collana: New Mermaids
• Anno: 2012
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 176 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 152 gr.
• EAN: 9781408152119

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