The Secret Life of Aphra Behn
- ISBN-10
- 0813524555
- ISBN-13
- 9780813524559
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 545
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Author
- Janet Todd
Description
"Behn is a mass of contradictions: a high Tory who disliked traditional power structures; a powerful, autonomous woman who depended on men's approval; a woman who desired men and women and who became involved in intense political activity, yet craved case. This readable, fast-paced book uncovers Behn's assertive, duplicitous, sensual character and illustrates the openly erotic nature of her writings, her explorations of desire, sexual excitement and disappointment, which later made her a byword for lewdness. It reveals historical sources and court cases behind some of her most famous 'fictions'.".
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