“Reader, Take Notice”: Aphra Behn’s References and Self-Representation in the Epistle to the Reader in The Dutch Lover ; “Reader, Take Notice”: Las referencias de Aphra Behn y la creación del yo en la epístola al lector impresa con The Dutch Lover

While Aphra Behn’s early life remains a mystery, her time in London and her allegiances are very well-documented. The persona she crafted throughout her whole career, which interacted with her readers in her paratexts, has, however, never been fully considered. Investigating the allusions and comments she makes in her epistles and prefaces can help fill in the blanks of what is known about her as well as revisit older ideas. This study explores and identifies the references she made and the communicative strategies she used in her epistle to the reader printed with The Dutch Lover (1673) and w... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Echegaray Mitar, Victoria
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Verlag/Hrsg.: Asociación Española Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos (Aedean)
Schlagwörter: Restoration drama / Aphra Behn / Women writers / Self-fashioning / Seventeenth century / The Dutch Lover / Teatro de la Restauración / Escritoras / Creación del yo / Siglo XVII
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28626846
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Link(s) : https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/153688

While Aphra Behn’s early life remains a mystery, her time in London and her allegiances are very well-documented. The persona she crafted throughout her whole career, which interacted with her readers in her paratexts, has, however, never been fully considered. Investigating the allusions and comments she makes in her epistles and prefaces can help fill in the blanks of what is known about her as well as revisit older ideas. This study explores and identifies the references she made and the communicative strategies she used in her epistle to the reader printed with The Dutch Lover (1673) and what they mean in terms of the self she crafted as a woman writing and publishing in Restoration London. ; Aunque la infancia de Aphra Behn es un misterio, su vida en Londres y sus lealtades están bien documentadas. La imagen pública que cultivó a lo largo de toda su carrera en sus paratextos y que interactuaba con los lectores nunca ha sido analizada por completo. Investigar las alusiones y los comentarios que escribió en sus epístolas y prefacios puede ayudar a completar lo que se sabe sobre ella y revisar ideas ya establecidas. En este estudio se exploran las referencias que hizo y las estrategias comunicativas que utilizó en la epístola al lector impresa con The Dutch Lover (1673) y qué significan en términos del “yo” que creó como escritora en el Londres de la Restauración.