{"product_id":"9781408152119","title":"The Rover : Revised edition","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Aphra Behn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarnival time in \u003ci\u003eThe Rover\u003c\/i\u003e is a period when prohibitions are temporarily removed, privileges and rank suspended, and women - from convent girls to courtesans - take the initiative. Featuring multiple plot lines, which deal with the adventures of a group of love-struck Englishmen in Naples, Aphra Behn's play explores issues of love, trickery and deception, forced marriage, male power, fidelity, and the excesses of sexual passion. Hers is a male-dominated society, but one with a clear-sighted portrayal of the female predicament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe play is widely taught on A Level courses as well as on undergraduate literature and women's writing courses. This new edition contains a completely new introduction, and takes into account important criticism from the past decade, as well as a new understanding of the nature of theatre in Behn's time, and the significance of her contribution to English drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781408152119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40619685642446,"sku":"9781408152119","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781408152119","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}