She is perhaps best known to modern audiences for her short novel. She was also a key writer in seventeenth century theatre. Along with Delarivier Manley and Eliza Haywood, she is sometimes referred to as part of "The fair triumvirate of wit." Behn's work Oroonoko (1688) is critically acknowledged as important to the development of the English novel. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature. Aphra Behn (baptised 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration, the first English professional female literary writer. Interest in it has increased since the 1970s, critics arguing that Behn is the foremother of British women writers, and that Oroonoko is a crucial text in the history of the novel. It is one of the earliest English novels. This ebook is a short novel by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), published in 1688, concerning the love of its hero, an enslaved African in Surinam in the 1660s, and the author's own experiences in the new South American colony. A compelling and sympathetic novel, “Oroonoko” is regarded as one of the earliest of English novels, which was immensely popular in its time and shone an important light on the brutality of slavery in the English colonies.This carefully crafted ebook: "Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. When their request is denied, Oroonoko plans a slave revolt, an action when ultimately leads to the novel’s tragic conclusion. Imoinda becomes pregnant and the two petition their master to be returned to their homeland. The two live together as husband and wife under their slave names of Caesar and Clemene. After travelling to Surinam, an English colony at the time, Oroonoko is surprisingly reunited with Imoinda.
Oroonoko, believing that the king is too old to consummate their marriage, secretly plans a romantic rendezvous with Imoinda, an action which consequently results in the two being sold into slavery. When the king hears of Imoinda’s beauty he demands that she become one of his wives, giving her a sacred veil, thus forcing her to become a member of his harem. Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king, is madly in love with Imoinda, the daughter of the king’s general. First published in 1688, “Oroonoko” follows the tragic love story of Oroonoko, an African prince, and his beloved Imoinda. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified.
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