Book Description
Aphra Behn: The Comedies provides students with an approachable and fascinating analysis of Behn's dramaturgical abilities, showing particularly how she uses comic and dramatic conventions to radical ends. Kate Aughterson shows how the playwright forces her audience to engage with issues about gender and sexuality, whilst continuing to write witty and accessible plays.
About the Author
Kate Aughterson is Senior Lecturer, School of English, University of Central England in Birmingham.
Aphra Behn: the Comedies FROM THE PUBLISHER
Aphra Behn: The Comedies provides students with an approachable and fascinating analysis of Behn's dramaturgical abilities, showing particularly how she uses comic and dramatic conventions to radical ends. Kate Aughterson shows how the playwright forces her audience to engage with issues about gender and sexuality, whilst continuing to write witty and accessible plays.