The Rover
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The Rover is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that follows a group of English cavaliers pursuing love and adventure during Carnival in Naples.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rover canonical | 3 |
| The Rover, Part 2 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Thomas Killigrew's play Thomaso, or The Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Rover; or, The Banish'd Cavaliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aphra Behn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Angellica Bianca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belvile NERFINISHED ⓘ Florinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellena NERFINISHED ⓘ Willmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy of intrigue ⓘ |
| explores |
gender roles
ⓘ
liberty ⓘ marriage ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | English cavaliers ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1677 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Dorset Garden Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration comedy
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later feminist readings of Restoration drama ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Rover, Part 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rover, Part 2 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consent and coercion in courtship
ⓘ
disguise and mistaken identity ⓘ economic dimensions of love and sex ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Restoration theatre ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
English literature courses
ⓘ
theatre studies courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration drama ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | romantic entanglements during Carnival ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Aphra Behn's best-known plays ⓘ |
| originalAudience | London Restoration theatre-goers ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| performedBy | Duke's Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Restoration era ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | major work of Restoration drama ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | cavalier ⓘ |
| setting | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
ⓘ
love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1670s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Rover, Part 2