Aphra Behn : a secret life
Todd, Janet, 1942-2017
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In this revised biography, Janet Todd draws on documents she has rediscovered in the Dutch archives, and on Behn's own writings, to tell a story of court, diplomatic and sexual intrigue, and of the rise from humble origins of the first woman to earn her living as a professional writer. Aphra Behn's first notable employment was as a royal spy in Holland; she had probably also spied in Surinam. It was not until she was in her thirties that she published the first of the nineteen plays and other works which established her fame (though not riches) among her 'good, sweet, honey-candied readers'. Many of her works were openly erotic, indeed as frank as anything by her friends Wycherley and Rochester. Some also offered an inside view of court and political intrigues, and Todd reveals the historical scandals and legal cases behind some of Behn's most famous 'fictions'.
Main title:
Aphra Behn : a secret life / Janet Todd.
Author:
Todd, Janet, 1942-, author
Edition:
[New edition].
Imprint:
London : Fentum Press, [2017]©2017
Collation:
xxx, 586 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: published as The secret life of Aphra Behn. London: André Deutsch, 1996.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781909572065 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2302231
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