Ariadne (fl. 1696)
Ariadne (fl. 1696)
British playwright. Flourished around 1696.
Wrote comedy She Ventures and He Wins (1696). First woman to publish plays after Aphra Behn.
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BORN: 342 bce, Athens, Greece
DIED: 292 bce, Piraeus, Greece
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GENRE: Drama
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DIED: 385 bce, Greece
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GENRE: Plays
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