EN 4113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Close Reading, Aphra Behn
9 Oct 2016
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The anthology puts into circulation the projects written by women that men did not think were worthy of reading. Meaning and value were equal, and both were explicit to the text. The first woman to make money in english on her writing. Came during the time when king charles ii is restored to the throne (1660 the. Hierarchy that papacy had into place was still very strong; protestantism brought into the. 16th century and questioned all hierarchal structures that kept catholicism and the pope in place as the rulers of the region, and introduced our modern concepts of equality (all people are equal in the eyes of god) Behn was writing during the time when protestant ideas of equality were there; women"s opportunities were there, but complicated. Worked briefly as a spy in antwerp, but was not paid well so she ended up in debt prison; moved on to making a living by writing.
