An edition of Oroonoko (1688)

Oroonoko

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An edition of Oroonoko (1688)

Oroonoko

an authoritative text, historical backgrounds, criticism

1st ed.

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Aphra Behn was one of the first professional English female writers and Oroonoko was one of her earliest works. It is the love story between Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king, and the daughter of that king's general. The king takes the girl into his harem, and when she plans to escape with his grandson, sells her as a slave. When Oroonoko tries to follow her he is caught by an English slave trader and taken to the same West Indian island as his love.

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W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
272

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Subjects
Classic Literature, Fiction, History, Princes, Slave trade, Slave trade in literature, Slavery, Slavery in literature, Slaves, Sources, open_syllabus_project, Criticism and interpretation, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, Slaves, fiction, Caribbean area, fiction, Africa, fiction, Fiction, general, Readers, Behn, aphra , 1640-1689, Slaves--suriname--fiction, Slave trade--history--sources, Slaves--fiction, Slave trade--fiction, Princes--fiction, Pr3317 .o7 1997, 823/.4
People
Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
Places
Africa, Caribbean Area, Suriname

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Oroonoko
2003, Penguin
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Oroonoko, or, The royal slave
2000, Bedford/St. Martin's
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Oroonoko: an authoritative text, historical backgrounds, criticism
1997, W.W. Norton
in English - 1st ed.
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Oroonoko or, The Royal Slave
July 1973, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272).

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A Norton critical edition

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Dewey Decimal Class
823/.4
Library of Congress
PR3317 .O7 1997, PR3317.O7 1997

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Pagination
xvi, 272 p. :
Number of pages
272

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Open Library
OL1007303M
Internet Archive
oroonokoauthorit00behn
ISBN 10
0393970140
LCCN
96047186
Library Thing
50959
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767522

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