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The rover
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- The editor, Robyn Bolam, is Professor of literature at St Mary's University College, London.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781408152119
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, (11 October 2012)
- Number of Pages
- 176
- Weight
- 160 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 124 x 16 mm
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