{"product_id":"oroonoko-paperback-6","title":"Oroonoko - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAphra Behn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTiffany Potter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-known work by Aphra Behn, \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e is an important contribution to the development of the novel in English. Though it predates the British abolition movement by more than a century, it is also an early depiction of the dehumanizing racial violence of slavery; \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e tells of a noble African prince enslaved and taken to Surinam, where he leads a violent revolt of the enslaved. This edition offers helpful annotations, an informative introduction, and contextual materials situating \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e in the context of seventeenth-century slavery and the colonization of Surinam. The early reception of \u003cem\u003eOroonoko\u003c\/em\u003e is also documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-known work by Aphra Behn, \u003cem\u003eOroonoko \u003c\/em\u003eis an important contribution to the development of the novel in English. Though it predates the British abolition movement by more than a century, it is also an early depiction of the dehumanizing racial violence of slavery; Oroonoko tells of a noble African prince enslaved and taken to Surinam, where he leads a violent revolt of the enslaved. This edition offers helpful annotations, an informative introduction, and contextual materials situating \u003cem\u003eOroonoko \u003c\/em\u003ein the context of seventeenth-century slavery and the colonization of Surinam. The early reception of \u003cem\u003eOroonoko \u003c\/em\u003eis also documented. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiffany Potter\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Teaching and Associate Head of Curriculum and Planning at the University of British Columbia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249966694649,"sku":"9781554811625","price":26.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RDJ2eVhvRFVDQThNWUQ0ZjRlSXBldz09_e5aa5b4d-d750-44a3-b357-dc8b46dabbe2.webp?v=1768653262","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/oroonoko-paperback-6","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}