The Rover: Revised edition
- ISBN-10
- 1408152118
- ISBN-13
- 9781408152119
- Series
- The Rover
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-12-06
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Author
- Aphra Behn
Description
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.
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