The Rover - Revised Edition
Author(s): Aphra Behn; Robyn Bolam (Editor, Volume Editor)
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Methuen Drama
- : 0.14515
- : 11 October 2012
- : .48 Inches X 5.27 Inches X 7.79 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Aphra Behn; Robyn Bolam (Editor, Volume Editor)
- : Paperback
- : 176