Female Playwrights of the Restoration

Female Playwrights of the Restoration
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Publisher : Phoenix
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 0460870807
ISBN-13 : 9780460870801
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Book Synopsis Female Playwrights of the Restoration by : Paddy Lyons

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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