Oroonoko
by:
Janet Todd (author)
Aphra Behn (author)
A short novel first published in 1688, Oroonoko centers around the tragic love of its hero, an enslaved African, and the author's own experiences in Surinam in the 1660s. Behn was the first professional female dramatist, as well as one of the first English novelists, male or female.
A short novel first published in 1688, Oroonoko centers around the tragic love of its hero, an enslaved African, and the author's own experiences in Surinam in the 1660s. Behn was the first professional female dramatist, as well as one of the first English novelists, male or female.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101487938 (1101487933)
Publish date: May 25th 2004
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Read For School,
Historical Fiction,
College,
17th Century
What I like about the Little Black Classics is that you are reading so many different authors, including ones that you had never heard of before encountering them in this series. Aphra Behn was one of those, and to be honest, reading about her was the most interesting part of this classic for me. Ap...
L'ho studiato l'anno scorso per l'esame di letteratura inglese.. Il professore sembrava tenerci molto, visto che a tutti ha chiesto qualcosa di questo libro.. :DGiusto per capire quanto lo abbiamo sviscerato a lezione (dalle 12 alle tre. Nemmeno vi sto a dire l'abbiocco che partiva ogni volta.. XD)!...
I quite liked this book and would have probably given it a 5 had it not been for the racist depictions in the book. Behn depicts the protagonist, Oroonoko, as being extremely regal and handsome because of his European nose and straight hair, among other things. I guess since the book was written in ...
This is the types of books, which I love the most - the one with quick-story, packed-action! There are a few books, which anchor you from the first line itself. Oroonoko comes into that category - the novel starts at description of the usefulness of 18th century slaves, defining the process of acqui...
Racism, pro-slavery and the first female author and first author to get paid for her works.Read it for English class, did not like it one bit.
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