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An edition of Oroonoko (1688)

Oroonoko, or, The royal slave

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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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Bedford/St. Martin's
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English
Pages
473

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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
in English
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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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Table of Contents

pt. 1. Oroonoko, or, The royal slave: the complete text
pt. 2. Oroonoko, or, The royal slave: cultural contexts.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 464-472).
Includes works or excerpts from works contemporary with the main text.

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Bedford cultural editions
Genre
Sources.
Other Titles
Oroonoko, Royal slave

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.4
Library of Congress
PR3317 .O7 2000, PR3317.O7 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 473 p. :
Number of pages
473

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL398437M
Internet Archive
oroonokoorroyals0000behn
ISBN 10
0312210655, 0312108133
LCCN
98087521
Library Thing
50959
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852749
1037300

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