Female Playwrights of the Restoration

Author	: Paddy Lyons
Publisher	: Phoenix
Total Pages	: 363
Release	: 1991
ISBN-10	: 0460870807
ISBN-13	: 9780460870801
Rating	: 4/5 (801 Downloads)

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Download or read book Female Playwrights of the Restoration written by Paddy Lyons and published by Phoenix. This book was released on 1991 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aphra Behn was the first woman to earn her living by writing for the theater, and was ranked by Defoe alongside Rochester and Milton as one of the 'great wits' of her century.

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