The Dutch Lover: Large Print
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798624176874
- Series
- The Dutch Lover
- Pages
- 104
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-03-23
- Author
- Aphra Behn
Description
The Dutch Lover is a comedic play written by Aphra Behn, first performed and published in 1673. It came out during the Third Anglo-Dutch War and is an example of wartime propaganda, seen most obviously in the ludicrous character of Haunce van Ezel, the 'Dutch lover' of the title.In the prologue, Behn challenged those critics who sabotaged her work because she was a woman.Sil. Why-I would have thee do-I know not what- Still to be with me-yet that will not satisfie; To let me-look upon thee-still that's not enough. I dare not say to kiss thee, and imbrace thee; That were to make me wish-I dare not tell thee what.
