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Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works (Penguin Classics) by Aphra Behn [Behn, Aphra] is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works (Penguin Classics) about?

This work features Aphra Behn's 'Oroonoko', 'The Rover', and 'The Widow Ranter', as well as a selection of poems, letters and prose. 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 struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Inspired by Aphra Behn's visit to Surinam, Oroonoko (1688) reflects the author's romantic view of Native Americans as simple, superior peoples ìn the first state of innocence, before men knew how to sin'. The novel also reveals Behn's ambiguous attitude to African slavery - while she favoured it as a means to strengthen England's power, her powerful and moving work conveys its injustice and brutality

Who reads Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works (Penguin Classics)?

Author

Aphra Behn [Behn, Aphra]

Publisher

Penguin UK

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199918102

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Computer Science

Rating

4.4 / 5 (127 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14