Oroonoko

The editor supplies explanatory annotations and textual notes. "Historical Backgrounds" is an especially rich collection of seventeenth-and eighteenth-century documents about colonizers and slaves in the new world. Topically arranged-"Montaigne on America," "The Settling of Surinam," "Observers of Slavery, 1654 1712," "After Oroonoko Noble Africans in Europe," and "Opinions on Slavery"-these selections create a revealing context for Behn 's unusual story. Illustrations and maps are also included. "Criticism" begins with an overview of responses to Behn and Oroonoko, from learned and popular writers of her time to Sir Walter Scott and Virginia Woolf, among others. Current critical interpretations are by William C. Spengemann, Jane Spencer, Robert L. Chibka, Laura Brown, Charlotte Sussman, and Mary Beth Rose. A Chronology of Behn 's life and a Selected Bibliography are included.

ISBN 0393970140   Pages 288 ISBN13 9780393970142 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher WW Norton & Co   Weight (grammes) 282 Imprint WW Norton & Co   Published in New York Format Paperback   Series title Norton Critical Editions Publication date 19 Feb 1997   Height (mm) 211 Non-book description xvi, 272 p. :   Width (mm) 136 Library of Congress PR3317.O7   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY 823.4   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC20

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