Oroonoko - (Dover Thrift Editions) by Aphra Behn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This 1688 story of an African prince who is sold into slavery and becomes the leader of a rebellion is among the earliest novels and treatments of colonial and abolitionist themes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A landmark in the history of the novel, <i>Oroonoko</i> is among the earliest such works in the English language and its author, Aphra Behn, is often cited as the first professional woman writer. Originally published in 1688, the tale combines memoir, biography, and travelogue in the form of a narrative by an Englishwoman visiting Surinam. The storyteller's account of an African prince who is sold into slavery and becomes the leader of a rebellion represents one of the first fictional treatments of colonial and abolitionist themes, and it is unusual for its era in its sympathetic regard for black Africans.<br>Despite the considerable success of her poetry, plays, and fiction, little is known for certain about the life of Restoration-era author Aphra Behn (1640-89). Two centuries after Behn's burial in Westminster Abbey's Poets Corner, Virginia Woolf observed, All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn ... for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>A landmark in the history of the novel, <i>Oroonoko</i> is among the earliest such works in the English language and its author, Aphra Behn, is often cited as the first professional woman writer. Originally published in 1688, the tale combines memoir, biography, and travelogue in the form of a narrative by an Englishwoman visiting Surinam. The storyteller's account of an African prince who is sold into slavery and becomes the leader of a rebellion represents one of the first fictional treatments of colonial and abolitionist themes, and it is unusual for its era in its sympathetic regard for black Africans.<br>Despite the considerable success of her poetry, plays, and fiction, little is known for certain about the life of Restoration-era author Aphra Behn (1640-89). Two centuries after Behn's burial in Westminster Abbey's Poets Corner, Virginia Woolf observed, All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn ... for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. <br><b>www.doverpublications.com</b></p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Restoration-era author Aphra Behn (1640-89) is regarded as England's first professional female writer. Despite the considerable success of her poetry, plays, and fiction, little is known for certain about her life. Two centuries after her burial in Westminster Abbey's Poets Corner, Virginia Woolf observed, All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn ... for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.
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