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	Behn's novel is remarkable because it is the first expression in English literature of sympathy for oppressed black slaves. The author is believed to have shaped the novel according to her own experiences which she had made as a young woman in Surinam (but that can be one of the strategies for authentication. There is no documentary evidence that Oroonoko and Imoinda existed). In 1695 Thomas Southerne wrote a tragedy called ''Oroonoko: A Tragedy'' based on Behn's novel.		Behn's novel is remarkable because it is the first expression in English literature of sympathy for oppressed black slaves. The author is believed to have shaped the novel according to her own experiences which she had made as a young woman in Surinam (but that can be one of the strategies for authentication. There is no documentary evidence that Oroonoko and Imoinda existed). In 1695 Thomas Southerne wrote a tragedy called ''Oroonoko: A Tragedy'' based on Behn's novel.

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			Griffiths, Trevor R., ed. ''Restoration Comedy.'' London: Nick Hern Books, 2005.
	Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature.''3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.		Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature.''3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.


	~~Griffiths, Trevor R., ed. ''Restoration Comedy.'' London: Nick Hern Books, 2005.~~

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	~~'''Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave''' is a novel~~ by [[Aphra Behn]] ~~published in~~ published in 1688.		Novel by [[Aphra Behn]] published in 1688.
	The plot revolves around ~~the protagonist~~ Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king. He falls in love with Imoinda, the daughter of the king's general. The king himself is also in love with Imoinda and sells her as a slave when he learns the truth. ~~Oroonoke~~ is captured by an English slave captain and brought to the English colony Surinam in the West Indies. There he is reunited with Imoinda. After a failed slave revolt organized by Oroonoko and his public punishment he decides to kill Byam, the deputy-governor. To guarantee Imoinda's security Oroonoko kills her with her consent. Before he can commit suicide, Oroonoko is cruelly executed which he bears stoically.		The plot revolves around Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king. He falls in love with Imoinda, the daughter of the king's general. The king himself is also in love with Imoinda and sells her as a slave when he learns the truth. Oroonoko is captured by an English slave captain and brought to the English colony Surinam in the West Indies. There he is reunited with Imoinda. After a failed slave revolt organized by Oroonoko and his public punishment he decides to kill Byam, the deputy-governor. To guarantee Imoinda's security Oroonoko kills her with her consent. Before he can commit suicide, Oroonoko is cruelly executed which he bears stoically.

	Behn's novel is remarkable because it is the first expression in English literature of sympathy for oppressed black slaves. The author is believed to have shaped the novel according to her own experiences which she had made as a young woman in Surinam. In 1695 Thomas Southerne ~~produced~~ a tragedy called ''Oroonoko: A Tragedy'' based on Behn's novel.		Behn's novel is remarkable because it is the first expression in English literature of sympathy for oppressed black slaves. The author is believed to have shaped the novel according to her own experiences which she had made as a young woman in Surinam (but that can be one of the strategies for authentication. There is no documentary evidence that Oroonoko and Imoinda existed). In 1695 Thomas Southerne wrote a tragedy called ''Oroonoko: A Tragedy'' based on Behn's novel.

	* Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature.''3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.		Sources:
	* Griffiths, Trevor R., ed. ''Restoration Comedy.'' London: Nick Hern Books, 2005.

			Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature.''3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.


			Griffiths, Trevor R., ed. ''Restoration Comedy.'' London: Nick Hern Books, 2005.

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'''Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave''' is a novel by [[Aphra Behn]] published in published in 1688.
The plot revolves around the protagonist Oroonoko, the grandson of an African king. He falls in love with Imoinda, the daughter of the king's general. The king himself is also in love with Imoinda and sells her as a slave when he learns the truth. Oroonoke is captured by an English slave captain and brought to the English colony Surinam in the West Indies. There he is reunited with Imoinda. After a failed slave revolt organized by Oroonoko and his public punishment he decides to kill Byam, the deputy-governor. To guarantee Imoinda's security Oroonoko kills her with her consent. Before he can commit suicide, Oroonoko is cruelly executed which he bears stoically.

Behn's novel is remarkable because it is the first expression in English literature of sympathy for oppressed black slaves. The author is believed to have shaped the novel according to her own experiences which she had made as a young woman in Surinam. In 1695 Thomas Southerne produced a tragedy called ''Oroonoko: A Tragedy'' based on Behn's novel.

* Harvey, Sir Paul, ed. ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature.''3rd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.
* Griffiths, Trevor R., ed. ''Restoration Comedy.'' London: Nick Hern Books, 2005.