
Ros Ballaster
Professor of 18th Century Literature at Mansfield College, University of Oxford
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureBurials at Westminster Abbey17th-century English poets17th-century English writersEnglish women poets17th-century English dramatists and playwrightsEnglish feminist writers, English feministsEnglish women novelistsFeminism and historyTory poetsEnglish women dramatists and playwrights17th-century English women writersEnglish spies
Aphra Behn
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Aphra Behn, known for her plays for the Restoration stage such as The Rover and for her novel Oroonoko.
12 October 2017
Also featuring: Janet Todd, Claire Bowditch
CultureEnglish feminist writers, English feministsTory poetsBurials at Westminster Abbey17th-century English writersEnglish women poets17th-century English dramatists and playwrightsFeminism and historyEnglish women dramatists and playwrights17th-century English poets17th-century English women writersEnglish spiesEnglish women novelists