Oroonoko or history of the royal slave

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Aphra Behn, the poet, playwright, novelist and political satirist was the first truly professional woman writer in English. This title demonstrates the sophistication and vitality of Aphra Behn's genius. It contains the plays "The Rover" and "The Widow", "Ranter" together with "Love Letters to a Gentleman", a choice of poems.

Restoration-era poet, playwright and novelist Aphra Behn was the first truly professional woman writer in English, and Oroonoko is her sophisticated and insightful condemnation of slavery. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Janet Todd.

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 the author's romantic view of native peoples as noble savages in 'the first state of innocence, before man knew how to sin'. The novel also reveals Behn's ambiguous attitude to African slavery - while she favoured it as a means to strengthen England's rule, her powerful and moving work conveys its injustice and brutality.

This new edition of Oroonoko is based on the first printed version of 1688, and includes a chronology, further reading and notes. In her introduction, Janet Todd examines Aphra Behn's views of slavery, colonization and politics, and her position as a professional woman writer in the Restoration.

Little is known of Aphra Behn's (1640-1689) early life. She was probably born 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.

If you enjoyed Oroonoko, you might like Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders, also available in Penguin Classics.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 oktober 2003

Aantal pagina's: 144

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Aphra Behn

Hoofdredacteur: Janet Todd

Tweede Redacteur: Janet Todd

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Classics

Editie: 1

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 127 mm

Product hoogte: 13 mm

Product lengte: 191 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 127 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 13 mm

Verpakking lengte: 191 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 113 g

EAN: 9780140439885

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