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Aphra Behn ( / ˈæfrə bɛn /; [a] bapt. 14 December 1640 [1] [2] – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors.
Apr 12, 2024 · Aphra Behn (born 1640?, Harbledown?, Kent, England—died April 16, 1689, London) was an English dramatist, fiction writer, and poet who was the first Englishwoman known to earn her living by writing.
Aphra Behn, one of the most influential dramatists of the late 17th century, was also a celebrated poet and novelist. Her contemporary reputation was founded primarily on her "scandalous" plays, which she claimed would not have been criticized for impropriety had a man written them.
Jun 13, 2017 · Aphra Behn made a name for herself in Restoration-era England, writing bawdy plays that were wildly popular. Wikimedia Commons. Agent 160 received her first assignment in 1666.
Jun 19, 2012 · Behn was a playwright, poet, translator; she was a woman in a world of men, a staunch Royalist, a spy, and a scarlet woman condemned for loose morals. She was also the first woman in England to identify herself as a professional writer. She wrote to the occasion, and she wrote to make money.
Apr 26, 2018 · Aphra Behn (December 14, 1640 –April 16, 1689) was a playwright, poet, and novelist known for being the first British woman to earn her living by her writing. Born in Wye, Kent, England, as a child she was taken to Suriname (presumably by her parents), which at the time was an English possession.
Aphra Behn, c.1675 © Behn was the first professional woman writer in English literature, best known for her plays and her novel 'Oroonoko'. Aphra Johnson was born near Canterbury in 1640, and...
