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Sto caricando le informazioni... Oroonoko [Norton Critical Edition]di Aphra Behn, Joanna Lipking (A cura di)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A great story, but very old and those types of books can take alot of concentration for me. Interesting notes on early Slave Trade though and Africa. ( ) Oroonoko is quite possibly, and arguably so, one of the earliest American novels. This Norton critical edition goes above and beyond the original work by including annotations, critical essays, as well as pieces of the play adapted by Thomas Southerne. Oroonoko is the story of an African prince named Oroonoko and his love Imoinda. Oroonoko's father, the king, takes a fancy to Imoinda and takes her into his harem. Oroonoko does not like this, and holds secret meetings with Imoinda to the anger of his father, who then sells her as a slave. Oroonoko, as well, comes to meet slavery through an English slaver, and is sent to a Suriname sugar cane plantation. The lovers reunite, and Oroonoko stages a slave riot, only to meet tragedy in the end. As far as light afternoon reading goes, this book would probably be out; however, if you are interested in the early colonial periods and the affects of slavery therein, you may find Oroonoko and interesting glimpse into that world. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Coromantin grandson of an African king Prince Oroonoko falls in love with Imoinda, the daughter of that king's top general. The king, too, falls in love with Imoinda. He gives Imoinda the sacred veil, thus commanding her to become one of his wives, even though she was already married to Oroonoko. After Imoinda unwillingly spends time in the king's harem, Oroonoko plans a tryst with the help of the sympathetic Onahal and Aboan. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.4Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Post-Elizabethan 1625-1702Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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