Oroonoko by Thomas Southerne

Oroonoko

Thomas Southerne

188 pages first pub 1696 (editions)

fiction play challenging reflective slow-paced
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The two plots of this tragicomedy concern a black prince sold into slavery and two white women who are husband-hunting in Surinam. Through a discussion of the status of women in the period and of attitudes towards slavery, the editors demonstrated...

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