The scandal of the century
Hilton, Lisa, 1974-2024
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There are few labels not attached to Aphra Behn - playwright, poet, a spy, a scarlet woman condemned for loose morals. And yet, for all her notoriety Aphra Behn is an enigma. Born in around 1640, her early life isn't well recorded and facts about her are continually disputed. Her birth name may have been Eaffrey Johnson and she could have been the daughter of a Canterbury barber, although neither fact is certain. And, just after the Restoration she probably briefly lived in the English colony of Surinam in South America, where she was perhaps embroiled in political espionage. Whatever the truth, Behn was in London by 1664 and six years later was writing for the stage. For a decade, Behn's work dominated the London stage. Then, suddenly in 1682, she was charged with libel. Her plays could not be produced and by the time of the trial of the century Behn was broke.
The scandal of the century / Lisa Hilton.
Hilton, Lisa, 1974-, author
London : Michael Joseph, 2024.
352 pages ; 23 cm
9781405953320 (hbk)
828.409BBEH
English
The scandal of the century
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689Women authors, English -- 17th century -- BiographyAuthors, English -- 17th century -- BiographyWomen and literature -- England -- History -- 17th centuryBiographyEnglishBiography & non-fiction proseBiography: arts & entertainmentBiography: historical, political & militaryBiography: literary
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