| #28057 in Books | Aphra Behn Janet M Todd | 2004-05-25 | 2004-05-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.82 x.35 x5.09l,.26 | File type: PDF | 144 pages | Oroonoko||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Assigned College Reading|By David H. Birley|A view of slavery written in the 18th century, and assigned as part of a college literature class. It is hard to say "I enjoyed it" because much of its content is painful. However the authoress, at a time when female novelists were a true rarity, has a powerful and poignant way of presenting slavery as I had never seen it before. The|About the Author|Aphra Behn (c. 1640–1689), born in Kent, England, claimed to have visited the British colony of Surinam, where Oroonoko is set. She wrote poetry, short stories, stage plays, and political propaganda for the Tory party, as wel
A new single-volume edition of an early anti-slavery novel
When Prince Oroonoko’s passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko’s noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Inspired by Aphra Behn’s visit to Surinam, Oroonoko reflects th...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Oroonoko (Penguin Classics) | Aphra Behn. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
