Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave was the first English novel offering a sympathetic view of the suffering of slaves. While little is known of Behn’s younger life, she claimed to have lived in Surinam, the setting for her story. First… Read More ›
Oroonoko
Feminist Novels and Novelists
Feminist long fiction features female characters whose quest for self-agency leads to conflict with a traditionally masculinist and patriarchal society. These novels have been harshly criticized and dismissed—and even ridiculed—for their nontraditional female characters. Feminist ideology in the Western world… Read More ›
Literary Criticism of Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn (1640–1689) was a pioneer in many respects. Because of her family circumstances and her husband’s early death, she was obliged to support herself as a writer – the first woman to do so. She is one of the… Read More ›
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