MRS. APHRA BEHNのLIFEに關する諸問題
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In this essay five ambiguous points in Mrs. Aphra Behn's life are pointed out. i) Aphra's relation with her uncle Johnson. George Woodcock says that Aphra was adopted by her uncle. But Emily Hahn is of the opinion that, though she lived with her uncle for some time, she ran away from his home resenting his harsh treatment. Was she a docile adopted daughter, or an independent run-away? 2) Her sojourn in Surinam, Guiana. As to the time when she was in Surinam, opinion is divided, especially between E. Gosse and Sackville-West. And as to her life in Surinam, Woodcock believes that she lived among the society people as a member of the family of the Deputy Governor. But Emily Hahn states that Aphra was a refugee's mistress and lived as a social outcast. 3) Her marriage. It has generally been believed that she was married to Mr. Behn, an old merchant. Harrison Platt, Jr., however, raised a theory that Aphra's real husband was not Behn but William Scot. Was Aphra an ordinary Restoration woman who was married to an old merchant for the sake of living, or a romantic woman who never marries without mutual love? 4) Her mission in Holland. The general belief has been that she was employed by Charles II as his spy. But Emily Hahn says that Aphra went over to Holland not to render services to Charles II, but in order to set her lover free. 5) Was Aphra a harlot? Robert Gould, her contemporary, calls her "prostitute", "punk", and "harlot". And Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Bowen and others accept it. But when we consider the fact that she was buried in Westminster Abbey, the scandal seems to be unacceptable.
- 財団法人日本英文学会の論文
- 1954-01-30
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