Aphra Behn
Playwright, Author
1640 – 1689
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Who was Aphra Behn?
Aphra Behn was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration, the first English professional female literary writer. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature. Along with Delarivier Manley and Eliza Haywood, she is sometimes referred to as part of "The fair triumvirate of wit."
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- Born
- Jul 10, 1640
Canterbury - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Wye, Kent
- Died
- Apr 16, 1689
London - Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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