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I do not pretend, in giving you the history of this Royal Slave, to entertain my reader with adventures of a feigned hero, whose life and fortunes fancy may manage at the poet's pleasure; nor in relating the truth, design to adorn it with any accidents but such as...
'We are bought and sold like apes or monkeys, to be the sport of women, fools, and cowards, and the support of rogues . . .'Spy, traveller and pioneering female writer Aphra Benn's story of an African prince sold into slavery is considered one of the earliest English...
This carefully crafted ebook: “Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This ebook is a short novel by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), published in 1688, concerning the love of its hero,...
'I value fame almost as much as if I had been born a hero'. (Preface to The Lucky Chance). Aphra Behn (1640-89) achieved both fame and notoriety in her own time, enjoying considerable success for her plays and for her short novel Oroonoko, the story of a noble slave...
Aphra Behn, the poet, playwright, novelist and political satirist was the first truly professional woman writer in English. This selection, edited and introduced by Professor Janet Todd, demonstrates the full sophistication and vitality ofAphra Behn's genius. It...
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...
Et toutes les femmes en chœur devraient déposer des fleurs sur la tombe d'Aphra Behn (…) car c'est elle qui obtint, pour elles toutes, le droit d'exprimer leurs idées. Virginia Woolf, Une chambre à soi. Ce n'est ni dans la thématique, ni dans les...
Aventurière, espionne, féministe avant l'heure, écrivain, Aphra Behn relate l'histoire d'Oronoko, prince africain qui connut l'amour, tomba en captivité, soutint une révolte d'esclaves. Roman plein de péripéties et histoire vraie à la fois, ce récit écrit par une femme...
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