The Ten Pleasures of Marriage, relating all the delights and contentments that are mask'd under the bands of matrimony

Overview

"The Ten Pleasures of Marriage, relating all the delights and contentments that are mask'd under the bands of matrimony" is a satirical take on traditional views surrounding marriage in 17th century England. It has now been discovered that it was written by Aphra Bens under the guise of a different name at the time. Bens, often considered the first female playwright in English literature, offers a feisty take on what marriage entails to her readers. This book was published in 1682 in London and now rests in the University of Pennsylvania's rare books collection.

References

1. Behn, Aphra. “The Ten Pleasures of Marriage, and the Second Part the Confession of the New Married Couple.” CiNii Research, https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130000798362717312.
2. Carlton, Charles. “The Widow's Tale: Male Myths and Female Reality in 16th and 17th Century England: Albion.” Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press, 11 July 2014, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/albion/article/widows-tale-male-myths-and-female-reality-in-16th-and-17th-century-england/12AC62334281A20163CA23A22A0F0D17.
3. When a Woman Hates Her Husband: Love, Sex and ... - Wiley Online Library. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-0424.12496.