{"title":"Aphra Behn","description":"\u003cp\u003eAphra Behn’s works offer a vivid glimpse into Restoration England through rich storytelling and bold characters. Readers can explore her pioneering plays and novels that engage with themes of love, power, and identity, blending wit with sharp social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the stirring narrative of \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e to the lively intrigue of \u003cem\u003eThe Rover\u003c\/em\u003e, Behn’s writing remains a touchstone in both general fiction and arts and culture. Her voice challenges conventions while illuminating the complexities of 17th-century life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oroonoko-by-aphra-behn-9780393970142","title":"Oroonoko","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe editor supplies explanatory annotations and textual notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistorical Backgrounds\u003c\/em\u003e is an especially rich collection of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century documents about colonisers and slaves in the new world. Topically arranged—\"Montaigne on America,\" \"The Settling of Surinam,\" \"Observers of Slavery, 1654–1712,\" \"After \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e: Noble Africans in Europe,\" and \"Opinions on Slavery\"—these selections create a revealing context for Behn's unusual story. Illustrations and maps are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCriticism\u003c\/em\u003e begins with an overview of responses to Behn and \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e, from learned and popular writers of her time to Sir Walter Scott and Virginia Woolf, among others. Current critical interpretations are provided by William C. Spengemann, Jane Spencer, Robert L. Chibka, Laura Brown, Charlotte Sussman, and Mary Beth Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Chronology of Behn's life and a Selected Bibliography are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853281710316,"sku":"9780393970142","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6782303482328.jpg?v=1759195014"},{"product_id":"restoration-womens-drama-by-margaret-cavendish-9781649591371","title":"Restoration Women’s Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis anthology of four plays written or performed between 1662 and 1677 offers a unique snapshot of the diverse nature of Restoration drama by women. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestoration Women's Drama\u003c\/em\u003e collects four Restoration plays by women: the highly acclaimed Katherine Philips, the successful professional Aphra Behn, the confidently original Margaret Cavendish, and the obscure pioneer Frances Boothby. This anthology includes Behn's only tragedy as well as the first printed edition of Boothby's \u003cem\u003eMarcelia\u003c\/em\u003e, the first play by a woman to be professionally staged in London, demonstrating the range of early modern drama produced by women in this period. An excellent introduction, it is poised to stimulate new discussions of women's authorship, theatrical knowledge, and literary affinities. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600237576428,"sku":"9781408152119","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781408152119-the-rover.jpg?v=1777986931"},{"product_id":"oroonoko-by-aphra-behn-9781718651173","title":"Oroonoko","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn influential seventeenth-century fable, by a pathbreaking woman writer, about the fall of a black prince. 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