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Aphra may refer to: * Aphra Behn Aphra Behn (; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barrie ... (1640–1689), English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator * Doctor Aphra, a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise * ''Aphra'' (moth), a moth genus {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn (; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors. Rising from obscurity, she came to the notice of Charles II, who employed her as a spy in Antwerp. Upon her return to London and a probable brief stay in debtors' prison, she began writing for the stage. She belonged to a coterie of poets and famous libertines such as John Wilmot, Lord Rochester. Behn wrote under the pastoral pseudonym Astrea. During the turbulent political times of the Exclusion Crisis, she wrote an epilogue and prologue that brought her into legal trouble; she thereafter devoted most of her writing to prose genres and translations. A staunch supporter of the Stuart line, she declined an invitation from Bishop Burnet to write a welcoming p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Aphra
Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, or simply Doctor Aphra, is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Created by writer Kieron Gillen, artist Salvador Larroca, and editors Jordan D. White and Heather Antos, she first appeared in Marvel Comics' 2015 '' Darth Vader'' comic book series. Aphra became a breakout character, and began appearing in her own ongoing spin-off comic series, '' Star Wars: Doctor Aphra'', from 2016 to 2019, before relaunching in 2020. She is a morally questionable, criminal archaeologist initially employed by Darth Vader in his efforts to replace Palpatine as leader of the Galactic Empire, who later goes into hiding from the former after betraying him to the latter and faking her death, briefly establishing a love–hate relationship with Imperial officer Magna Tolvan. Supported by droids 0-0-0 (Star Wars), 0-0-0 and BT-1 (Star Wars), BT-1, and later by her former partner Sana Starros, she is considered a war criminal by the Rebel Alliance (Star Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
