Oroonoko
An Authoritative Text Historical Backgrounds Criticism (Norton Critical Editions)
By Aphra Behn
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Book Description
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 hisContinue
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- English Books
- Paperback 510 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0393970140
- ISBN-13: 9780393970142
- Publisher: Norton (Non-Returnable)
- Pub date: Feb 01, 1997
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
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This fascinating 17th century novella is written by the first female proffessional writer, and its hero- Oroonoko- is the first black hero in an English prose work. Encased within the quite rigid structure of the romance, it also contains an account of contemporary slavery and comments on white raci ... (continue)
This fascinating 17th century novella is written by the first female proffessional writer, and its hero- Oroonoko- is the first black hero in an English prose work. Encased within the quite rigid structure of the romance, it also contains an account of contemporary slavery and comments on white racism. What I found most interesting, however, were the autobiographical descriptions of Behn's brief experience in colonised Africa. In particular, the ways she modifies English plant and animal words to attempt to describe the exoticism and overwhelming beauty of Africa to an English reader- this provoked me to consider the perhaps finite capacities of the english language.
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