Person

Aphra Behn

English dramatist

b. 1640 CE – d. 1689 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Aphra Behn (10 July 1640 – 16 April 1689) is a prolific dramatist of the Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers.

Her writing participatei in the amatory fiction genre of British literature.

Moran, J. (2017). Aphra Behn. History Atlas. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/aphra-behn/

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