Aphra Behn: Poems Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn, recognized as being England’s first woman writer to earn money from her publications, is a woman who pushed boundaries with her writing in numerous ways. In addition to being a spy, playwright, and author of prose, Behn scandalized her...

Aphra Behn’s “The Disappointment” and Eliza Haywood’s “Fantomina” both imply a strong relationship between sex and power. Yet, the ways in which their characters understand this relationship is dependent on their gender. The male protagonists,...

‘Woman, a pleasing but a short-lived flow’r,/ Too soft for business and too weak for pow’r:/ A wife in bondage, or a neglected maid;/ Despised, if ugly; if she’s fair, betrayed.’(MARY LEAPOR) Trinity 2017.

Mary Leapor draws upon the notion of...