Episode Seven

In this episode, Sam, Emma, Avery, and Grace explore the various critiques of the institution of marriage for seventeenth-century women in her various protagonists across both novellas and plays.

Episode Six

In this episode, Jenna and Brooke consider the rapid growth in popularity of coffeehouses and its influence on gossip culture in seventeenth-century England, paying particular attention to Behn’s plays, The Emperor of the Moon, The Rover, and The Widow Ranter.

Episode Two

In this episode, Emma, Emma, and Emily take a look at how Behn’s characters use covert skill to make their own way in a world working against them. The episode features an interview with Dr. Claire Bowditch (Loughborough University), general editor of the new Cambridge Edition of the Works of Aphra Behn.