Aphra Behn
1640 - 1689
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Biography
Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was a pioneering English playwright, poet, and novelist, known as one of the first English women to earn a living through writing. Behn's works often challenged social norms of her time, exploring themes of gender, power, and identity. She achieved critical acclaim for her plays such as 'The Rover' and 'The Widow Ranter', and her novel 'Oroonoko' is considered an early example of the novel form.
Famous Quotes (5)
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All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.
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Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
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Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.
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Variety is the soul of pleasure.
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I value not fortunes, but only as they give me means for pleasure.