ABL106: Aphra Behn’s works on stage and page

[TW: sexual abuse] Tom Harrison talks about the works of Aphra Behn with Elaine Hobby and Claire Bowditch, two of the general editors of the new Cambridge Edition of Aphra Behn (published 2021-5). Topics include The Rover, authorial personas, cheeky chimney sweeps, the excitement and problems of editorial work, and much more. 1:10 The Rover: why is it so interesting? 11:10 Behn’s plays onstage 16:33 ‘Other’ Behn texts: The Second Part of the Rover, The False Count, Oronooko 27:55 The Cambridge Behn: what’s in it? 29:38 Editing texts: editorial practices, collation, and press variants 37:17 The Widdow Ranter: prose or verse? 45:10 What does literature mean to you?