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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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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, Critique et interprétation, Esclavage, Histoire, Dans la littérature, Oroonoko (Behn, Aphra)People
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Oroonoko: an authoritative text, historical backgrounds, criticism
1997, W.W. Norton
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0393970140 9780393970142
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Oroonoko, or, The royal slave: a true history
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First ed. Cf. BM.
Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
Wing B1749
Available electronically as part of Early English books online.
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1962. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 54:5)
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