# The Rover

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- Authors: [Aphra Behn](https://www.bookquiver.com/aphra-behn), [Robyn Bolam](https://www.bookquiver.com/robyn-bolam)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2012-10-11
- Genres: Literature: history and criticism

## Description

Carnival time in The Rover is a period when prohibitions are temporarily removed, privileges and rank suspended, and women - from convent girls to courtesans - take the initiative. Featuring multiple plot lines, which deal with the adventures of a group of love-struck Englishmen in Naples, Aphra Behn's play explores issues of love, trickery and deception, forced marriage, male power, fidelity, and the excesses of sexual passion. Hers is a male-dominated society, but one with a clear-sighted portrayal of the female predicament. The play is widely taught on A Level courses as well as on undergraduate literature and women's writing courses. This new edition contains a completely new introduction, and takes into account important criticism from the past decade, as well as a new understanding of the nature of theatre in Behn's time, and the significance of her contribution to English drama.

## Editions

### The Rover

- Publisher: Methuen Drama
- ISBN: 978-14-0815-211-9
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2012-10-11
- Language: en_US