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The Feign'd Curtizans Or A Nights Intrigue

by Aphra Behn
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781419162107
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 236
  • Original Price: USD 27.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 404 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

""The Feign'd Curtizans Or A Nights Intrigue"" is a play written by Aphra Behn, a prominent female playwright of the Restoration era. The play centers around the character of Lucinda, a young woman who pretends to be a prostitute in order to gain access to the home of her former lover, Colonel Brisket. Once inside, she discovers that he is planning to marry her rival, Flavia, and must use her wits to outmaneuver both Brisket and Flavia. Along the way, she enlists the help of her friend, Florinda, who is also pretending to be a courtesan. The play is a comedy of manners, full of witty dialogue and social satire. It explores themes of gender roles, deception, and the power dynamics of relationships. Overall, ""The Feign'd Curtizans Or A Nights Intrigue"" is a lively and entertaining example of Restoration theater.Cor. Her Sex, a pretty consideration by my youth, an Oath I shall not violate this dozen year, my sex shou'd excuse me, if to preserve their fame, they expected I shou'd ruin my own quiet: in chusing an ill favourd Husband, such as Octavio before a young handsome Lover, such as you say Fillamour is.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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