EPISODE · Jun 9, 2023 · 2H 46M
Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave by Aphra Behn ~ Full Audiobook [tragedy]
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Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave by Aphra Behn audiobook. Genre: tragedy Aphra Behn was the first woman writer in England to make a living by her pen, and her novel Oroonoko was the first work published in English to express sympathy for African slaves. Perhaps based partly on Behn's own experiences living in Surinam, the novel tells the tragic story of a noble slave, Oroonoko, and his love Imoinda. The work was an instant success and was adapted for the stage in 1695 (and more recently by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999). Behn's work paved the way for women writers who came after her, as Virginia Woolf noted in a Room of One's Own (1928): 'All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, ... for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.' For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:04) Chapter 02 (00:31:07) Chapter 03 (00:48:34) Chapter 04 (01:02:13) Chapter 05 (01:16:49) Chapter 06 (01:36:34) Chapter 07 (01:50:13) Chapter 08 (02:09:27) Chapter 09 (02:23:42) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave by Aphra Behn audiobook. Genre: tragedy Aphra Behn was the first woman writer in England to make a living by her pen, and her novel Oroonoko was the first work published in English to express sympathy for African slaves. Perhaps based partly on Behn's own experiences living in Surinam, the novel tells the tragic story of a noble slave, Oroonoko, and his love Imoinda. The work was an instant success and was adapted for the stage in 1695 (and more recently by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999). Behn's work paved the way for women writers who came after her, as Virginia Woolf noted in a Room of One's Own (1928): 'All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, ... for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.' For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:04) Chapter 02 (00:31:07) Chapter 03 (00:48:34) Chapter 04 (01:02:13) Chapter 05 (01:16:49) Chapter 06 (01:36:34) Chapter 07 (01:50:13) Chapter 08 (02:09:27) Chapter 09 (02:23:42) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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