Of Love and War - Judy A. Hayden

Of Love and War

The Political Voice in the Early Plays of Aphra Behn

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
303 Seiten
2010
Editions Rodopi B.V. (Verlag)
978-90-420-3172-2 (ISBN)
95,20 inkl. MwSt
Of Love and War: The Political Voice in the Early Plays of Aphra Behn is a study which situates Behn’s early plays within their historical and political context. Behn (c.1640-1689), the first professional female playwright in England, is a fascinating study, having traveled to Surinam as a young woman, served as a spy for Charles II, and evidently supported her family through her writing, including plays, poetry, fiction, and translation.
Her early plays have often been dismissed as romances, largely because they treat such social and/or gender issues as forced marriage and female desire. This study argues that these same social issues frequently serve as tropes for political commentary and propaganda in support of foreign and domestic policies. Behn’s plays clearly demonstrate staunch loyalist support of the Stuart government, yet within the dramatic construction, she—like her contemporary male colleagues, offers fascinating covert political criticism.

Judy Hayden is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of English and Writing at the University of Tampa. She earned her PhD at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. She has published numerous articles and essays on Restoration Drama in journals such as Studies in English Literature, Papers on Language and Literature, English, and Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama and in collections including Aphra Behn (1640-1689): Identity, Alterity, Ambiguity (L’Harmattan, 2000) and Roxolana in European Literature, History and Culture (Ashgate).

Introduction
Romance, Restoration, and Exclusion in The Young King: or, The Mistake
High, Bold Rebells and Phantastick Courtiers in The Forc’d Marriage, or The Jealous Bridegroom
Sexual Deviance and Universal Order in The Amorous Prince, or, The Curious Husband
The Rake, the Whore, and the Third Dutch War in The Dutch Lover
Bleeding Hearts and Killing Darts in Abdelazer, or The Moor’s Revenge
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Reihe/Serie Costerus New Series ; 185
Verlagsort Leiden
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 499 g
Einbandart Paperback
Themenwelt Literatur Lyrik / Dramatik Dramatik / Theater
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Geschichtstheorie / Historik
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 90-420-3172-7 / 9042031727
ISBN-13 978-90-420-3172-2 / 9789042031722
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