Title
A Biography of Aphra BehnCreator
Roberta Buchanan and Division of Educational Technology, Memorial University of NewfoundlandDescription
Roberta Buchanan gives a lecture on the first professional female English writer Aphra Behn (1640-1689) for the course English 3830, Women Writers. Dr. Buchanan gives a detailed biography of Aphra Behn describing the life of Aphra Behn, the environment in which she lived, how this affected her writing and how she was seen by her contemporaries and by later literature reviews. Dr. Buchanan also discusses Behn's life as a spy for the British government and her popularity during the restoration period in England, describing the period and specifically Behn's play "The Rover".Learning Design
Lecture on English female writer Aphra Behn by instructor Roberta Buchanan for English 3830, Women Writers at Memorial University of Newfoundland to teach about female authors of the seventeenth century.Date Created
1992Format
Video/mp4Duration
35:41 minutes