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Aphra Behn

    10 luglio 1640 – 16 aprile 1689

    Aphra Behn fu una drammaturga di spicco della Restaurazione inglese e una delle prime scrittrici professioniste, contribuendo significativamente al genere della narrativa amorosa. La sua intera carriera è considerata più importante di qualsiasi singola opera, poiché guadagnò alle donne il diritto di esprimersi. Behn viene spesso paragonata a George Sand per il suo stile di vita bohémien e la sua capacità di scrivere in modo avvincente in un'epoca in cui la letteratura spesso soddisfaceva le inclinazioni umane più basse, richiedendole di scrivere come un uomo per avere successo.

    Oroonoko and Other Writings
    The Rover
    Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works
    Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister
    Oroonoko
    Il giramondo
    • Oroonoko aneb Královský otrok

      • 172pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      OROONOKO (1688), bizarní barokní příběh afrického prince uvrženého do otroctví v Surinamu, patří k nejvýznamnějším textům z období počátků britského románu, bývá označován za první anglické dílo, které zpochybnilo otrokářství, a nabízí vhled do koloniálního života 17. století. V českém překladu vychází poprvé. Knihu doprovází úvodní studie, která přibližuje dobové pozadí, autorčin život i literární strategie, jimiž Behnová otevírá téma moci, genderu a kolonialismu.

      Oroonoko aneb Královský otrok2026
    • Focusing on accessibility, this book is a reproduction of a historical work presented in large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. Published by Megali, a house dedicated to enhancing readability, it aims to preserve important texts while ensuring they are easily accessible to a wider audience.

      The Works of Aphra Behn; In Six Volumes, The town-fop, The false count, The lucky chance, The forc'd marriage, The emperor of the moon2024
    • Oroonoko

      • 128pagine
      • 5 ore di lettura

      We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards, and the support of rogues ...' Spy, traveller and pioneering female writer Aphra Benn's story of an African prince sold into slavery is considered one of the earliest English novels.

      Oroonoko1997
      4,0
    • Oroonoko and Other Writings

      • 289pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Aphra Behn (1640-89) achieved both fame and notoriety in her own time, enjoying considerable success for her plays and for her short novel Oroonoko, the story of a noble slave who loves a princess. Acclaimed by Virginia Woolf as the first English woman to earn her living by the pen, Behn's achievements as a writer are now acknowledged less equivocally than in the seventeenth century. As well as Oroonoko, this volume contains five other works of fiction ranging from comedy and high melodrama to tragedy. The Fair Jilt, Memoirs of the Court of the King of Bantam, The History of the Nun, The Adventure of the Black Lady, and The Unfortunate Bride are complemented by a generous selection of her poetry, ranging from public political verse to lyrics and witty conversation poems. This selection demonstrates Behn's range, as well as her wit, compassion, and interest in the question of identity and self-representation.

      Oroonoko and Other Writings1994
      3,2
    • Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister

      in large print

      • 636pagine
      • 23 ore di lettura

      This publication focuses on making historical works accessible by providing them in large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. The initiative by Megali Publishing emphasizes inclusivity and the importance of preserving historical texts for a broader audience.

      Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister1987
      3,0
    • The Rover

      Or, The Banish'd Cavaliers - Complete Edition

      • 174pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers is a play in two parts that is written by the English author Aphra Behn. It is a revision of Thomas Killigrew's play Thomaso, or The Wanderer (1664), and depicts the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen in Naples at Carnival time.

      The Rover1967
      3,3