Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works
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- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
26 November 1992
Summary
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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 (1688) reflects the author’s romantic view of Native Americans as simple, superior peopl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140433388 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140433384 |
| Author: | Aphra Behn, Janet Todd |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 1992 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Aphra Behn
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 well as her great amorous and political novel, Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister.
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