Restoration · Novel / drama
Oroonoko
by Aphra Behn. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Aphra Behn examining gender, empire, desire; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1688
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Restoration
- Genre
- Novel / drama
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Aphra Behn examining gender, empire, desire; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.