The Rover. - Couverture souple

Behn, Aphra

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1408152118 ISBN 13 : 9781408152119

Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2012

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Revue de presse :

All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. --Virginia Woolf

Viewed with a mind open to the political and social climates of its time, The Rover is a resoundingly funny lark, with a host of hearty and toothsome characterisations of the stereotypes of the day. --British Theatre Guide

Viewed with a mind open to the political and social climates of its time, The Rover is a resoundingly funny lark, with a host of hearty and toothsome characterisations of the stereotypes of the day. --British Theatre Guide

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Drama
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1408152118
• ISBN 13: 9781408152119
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Éditeur: Bolam Robyn