ENGL 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, Oroonoko
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For thy stay, not free absents thee more . And force upon free will hath here no place. Stupidly good; of enmity disarmed/of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge . For good unknown sure is not had; or, bad/and yet unknown, is as not had at all . I grow mature/in knowledge, as the gods, who all things know; . Eve doesn"t need to say anything because adam has decided to fall with her her with allis. Aphra behn published with her real name but those who came after her still published. Jane austen wrote during american and french revolution. Reaction continued right through the 19th century. Women was expected to write about domestic stuff. Womanly stuff like looking for a husband. Uncle tom"s cabin was a major anti-slavery literature. Trying to create intimacy between herself and the narrator. Title page has mrs to satisfy readers" expectation. Being widow has more freedom than being a wife.
