Sibling Rivalry, (Dis)Inheritance and Politics in Aphra Behn’s <i>The Younger Brother</i> and Susanna Centlivre’s <i>The Artifice</i>

Behn and Centlivre used their comedies about the rivalry between an elder and a younger brother concerning an inheritance to make a political statement. Primogeniture was customary in early-modern England, and if an estate was entailed (rather than held in fee simple), it was difficult, though not i...

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Published in:	Humanities
Main Author:	Margarete Rubik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Aphra Behn Susanna Centlivre primogeniture (dis)inheritance early-modern women dramatists
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/2/53

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