| The Cambridge Companion to Aphra Behn Contributor(s): Hughes, Derek (Editor), Todd, Janet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521820197 ISBN-13: 9780521820196 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Traditionally known as the first professional woman writer in English, Aphra Behn (1640-1689) has now emerged as one of the major figures of the Restoration, providing more plays for the stage than any other author and greatly influencing the development of the novel. Behn's work straddles the genres of drama, fiction, poetry and translation. With its full bibliography, detailed chronology and a description of the known facts of her life, this Companion is essential to studying her work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 822.4 |
| LCCN: 2004049740 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.37" W x 8.95" (1.23 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hughes, Derek: - Derek Hughes is Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick.Todd, Janet: - Janet Todd is Francis Hutcheson Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. |