Carnıval, lıbertınısm, sexualıty, and the representatıon of the restored kıng ın aphra behn’s the rover
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2015
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İnönü Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
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AphraBehn’s The Rover or the Banished Cavaliers, one of the prominent plays of the
Restoration comedy, deals with male-female relationships, libertinism and the carvinalesque. After the
puritan rule in Britain was overthrown, the restrictive laws imposed on social life by the Puritan views
were also dismissed. Quite contrary to the conservative values of puritanism, the restored period was
marked by its pleasure-seeking ruler. The king reopened theaters and abolished the strict laws that
Cromwell had enacted to restrict the way people lived. Bringing freedom to the society, Charles II freely
enjoyed mistresses and pleasure – hence his nickname “The Merry Monarch.” In the play, the parallels
between the male characters and hedonistic court of the restored king are quite evident as the libertine
lifestyle adopted by male characters is exposed and even criticized. The play, also centres the themes
of marriage, ideal love and vitality of female subjectivity in a patriarchal society in which females are
seen as the objects or the other rather than being the subjects or parts of any social life. Further, Behn
focuses on the concept of de-masculinisation of sexual desires by men as she thinks that women should
also have equality and freedom to express their desires and do what they want. This paper aims to
discuss the ways in which the play mirrors the seventeenth century's displeased approach to female
subjectivity in social life after the collapse of Puritan Protectorate and Behn’s harsh criticism of this
approach by creating female characters that are witty, mentally strong and confident of their desires.
Keywords: libertinism, carnival, sexuality, restoration comedy of manners, AphraBehn,
Restoration, Charles II, power struggle, female subjectivity
Açıklama
İnönü Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Cilt 4, Sayı 2, 2015, s. 61-74.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Libertinism, Carnival, Sexuality, Restoration comedy of manners
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Kurtuluş, G. Carnıval, lıbertınısm, sexualıty, and the representatıon of the restored kıng ın aphra behn’s the rover. İnönü Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Cilt 4, Sayı 2, 2015, s. 61-74.
