Oroonoko (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Aphara Amis
- First Published: 1678
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Didactic
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: Africa and Suriname
- Genres: Long fiction, Didactic literature
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Love or romance, Slavery or slaves, Betrayal, Seventeenth century, Corruption, Fate or fatalism, South America or South Americans, Princes or princesses
- Locales: Africa, England, Suriname
Characters Discussed
Oroonoko (oh-rew-NOH-koh), a prince of Coromantien, Africa. At seventeen, he is the successful general of his country’s army. In love with Imoinda, he is furious when his king, also his grandfather, takes her into his harem. Oroonoko takes Imoinda as a lover. Both he and the girl are later enslaved by the English and taken to Suriname. They try to escape. When captured, Oroonoko is savagely beaten. Caught again while attempting to escape, he is publicly executed in a brutal manner. To save Imoinda from such a fate, he has killed her with her...
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