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-'''Aphra Behn''' ([[July 10]], [[1640]] – [[April 16]], [[1689]]) was a prolific dramatist of the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] and was one of the first [[English people|English]] professional female writers. Her writing participated in the [[amatory fiction]] genre of British literature.{{GFDL}}+'''Aphra Behn''' ([[July 10]], [[1640]] – [[April 16]], [[1689]]) was a prolific dramatist of the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] and was one of the first [[English people|English]] professional female writers. Her writing participated in the [[amatory fiction]] genre of [[British literature]].
 +==Bibliography==
 +===Plays===
 +*''The Forced Marriage'' (1670)
 +*''The Amorous Prince'' (1671)
 +*''The Dutch Lover'' (1673)
 +*''[[Abdelazar|Abdelazer]]'' (1676)
 +*''The Town Fop'' (1676)
 +*''[[The Rover (play)|The Rover]]'', Part 1 (1677) and Part 2 (1681)
 +*''Sir Patient Fancy'' (1678)
 +*''The Feigned Courtesans'' (1679)
 +*''The Young King'' (1679)
 +*''The False Count'' (1681)
 +*''The Roundheads'' (1681)
 +*''[[The City Heiress]]'' (1682)
 +*''Like Father, Like Son'' (1682)
 +*''The Lucky Chance'' (1686) with composer [[John Blow]]
 +*''[[The Emperor of the Moon]]'' (1687)
 +'''Posthumously performed'''
 +*''The Widdow Ranter'' (1689)
 +*''The Younger Brother'' (1696)
 + 
 +===Novels===
 +*''The Fair Jilt''
 +*''Agnes de Castro''
 +*''[[Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister]]'' (1684)
 +*''[[Oroonoko]]'' (1688)
 + 
 +===Short Stories===
 +*''[[The History of the Nun|The History of the Nun: or, the Fair Vow-Breaker]]'' (1688)
 + 
 +*''[[The Dumb Virgin: Or, The Force of Imagination]]'' (1700)
 + 
 +===Poems===
 +*''[[Poems upon Several Occasions]]'' (1684)
 +{{GFDL}}

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Aphra Behn (July 10, 1640April 16, 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing participated in the amatory fiction genre of British literature.

Contents

Bibliography

Plays

  • The Forced Marriage (1670)
  • The Amorous Prince (1671)
  • The Dutch Lover (1673)
  • Abdelazer (1676)
  • The Town Fop (1676)
  • The Rover, Part 1 (1677) and Part 2 (1681)
  • Sir Patient Fancy (1678)
  • The Feigned Courtesans (1679)
  • The Young King (1679)
  • The False Count (1681)
  • The Roundheads (1681)
  • The City Heiress (1682)
  • Like Father, Like Son (1682)
  • The Lucky Chance (1686) with composer John Blow
  • The Emperor of the Moon (1687)

Posthumously performed

  • The Widdow Ranter (1689)
  • The Younger Brother (1696)

Novels

Short Stories

Poems




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