![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oroonoko by Aphra Behn is a very interesting narrative that includes many genres, which, in the Norton Anthology of English Literature, the headnote on Behn states that the work, “cannot be classified as fact or fiction, realism or romance” (2309).Īs you begin reading, you may find these reading questions about the first part of the book to be helpful. Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746., Congreve, William, 1670-1729. Oroonoko (1688)full title Oroonoko: or, The Royal Slaveis a short work of prose fiction by English poet and writer Aphra Behn.This text is a first-person account of Oroonoko’s life and his ensuing journey after the African prince is tricked into slavery and sold to European colonists in Surinam. The Poetry Foundation‘s article on “Aphra Behn 1640-1689”īiography of Aphra Behn from the Poetry Foundation. Oroonoko a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal by His Majestys servants / written by Tho. University of Adelaide’s ebook of OroonokoĪ public domain version of Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave, from the University of Adelaide. This website provides an onscreen version as well as several downloadable versions. (6) A full-text version is available in all four of the major British Literature anthologies: Blackwells British Literature 1640-1789, Longmans Restoration. ![]()
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