Oroonoko or, The Royal Slave

Description:

Aphra Behn was one of the first professional English female writers and Oroonoko was one of her earliest works. It is the love story between Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king, and the daughter of that king's general. The king takes the girl into his harem, and when she plans to escape with his grandson, sells her as a slave. When Oroonoko tries to follow her he is caught by an English slave trader and taken to the same West Indian island as his love.

subjects: Classic Literature,  Fiction,  History,  Princes,  Slave trade,  Slave trade in literature,  Slavery,  Slavery in literature,  Slaves,  Sources,  open_syllabus_project,  Criticism and interpretation,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, historical,  Slaves, fiction,  Caribbean area, fiction,  Africa, fiction,  Fiction, general,  Readers,  Behn, aphra , 1640-1689,  Slaves--suriname--fiction,  Slave trade--history--sources,  Slaves--fiction,  Slave trade--fiction,  Princes--fiction,  Pr3317 .o7 1997,  823/.4,  Critique et interprétation,  Esclavage,  Histoire,  Dans la littérature,  Oroonoko (Behn, Aphra)

People: Aphra Behn (1640-1689)

Places: Africa,  Caribbean Area,  Suriname