Director JoAnne Akalaitis on Writer Aphra Behn.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women authors, English.

Seventeenth century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (5 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Look What SHE Did!, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

APHRA BEHN, playwright, spy, fearless 17th century woman, was the first professional female writer in the English language, earning her living as a celebrated author. Bawdy, brilliant, and often-banned, Aphra had male and female lovers, riotous opening nights, wealth and loss, and lived life to the fullest, damning accepted conventions of the day. Esteemed director JoAnne Akalaitis who has worked extensively on Aphra Ben's plays, tells us the thrilling story of a woman who has "...given us all the right to speak our minds." Our storytellers share these astonishing women with us conversationally and unscripted; we fact-check afterwards and note any major discrepancies for accuracy.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 15, 2024).

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