Oroonoko
A new single-volume edition of an early anti-slavery novelWhen 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 the author's romantic views of native peoples as being in the first state of innocence, before man knew how to sin. The novel also reveals Behn's ambiguous attitude toward slavery: while she favored it as a means to s…
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Weitere Autoren: Todd, Janet (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-043988-5
- EAN: 9780140439885
- Produktnummer: 8748213
- Verlag: Penguin Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B12.2 cm x D1.0 cm 114 g
- Gewicht: 114
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Little is known of Aphra Behn's early life. She was probably born around 1640 in Kent and in the early 1660s claims to have visited the British colony of Surinam. She turned to literature for a living, producing numerous short stories, 19 stage plays and political propaganda for the Tories.Janet Todd is Francis Hutcheson Professor of English Literature, University of Glasgow and Aphra Behn's biographer.
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