Aphra Behn

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:playwright
gptkb:drama
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:theater
gptkb:feminism
Restoration literature
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:feminism
Restoration period
gptkbp:awards Posthumous recognition by the Royal Society of Literature
gptkbp:birth_date 1640
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:feminism
influence on modern literature
inspiration for writers
Portrayed in films and television
Subject of various biographies
Inspiration for feminist literature
subject of academic study
influence on theatre
Referenced in academic discussions on gender and literature
Influence on modern female authors
gptkbp:death_date 1689
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkb:Restoration_comedy
gptkb:novel
gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aphra Behn
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:George_Eliot
gptkb:Angela_Carter
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:historical_fiction
18th-century literature
feminist literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:John_Bunyan
gptkb:John_Milton
gptkbp:known_for being one of the first English women to earn a living by writing
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_achievement first professional female writer in England
pioneer of the novel form
contributed to the development of the English theatre
gptkbp:notable_achievements Advocate for women's rights in literature
First professional female writer in England
Pioneer of the novel form
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Oroonoko
gptkb:The_Rover
The Lucky Chance
The Emperor of the Moon
The Fair Jilt
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Oroonoko
gptkb:The_Rover
The Lucky Chance
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Espionage
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Surinam
gptkb:Suriname
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Robert_Behn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_English_Restoration
gptkb:The_Rover
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5