Aphra Behn's genre-blending tale "Oroonoko" melds travel narrative with fictional biography to tell the story of Prince Oroonoko, "the royal slave. ... Indeed, Behn measures and praises Oroonoko's masculinity only in terms of these parallels. ... Behn introduces us to Oroonoko as an African warrior-prince in possession of unusually Caucasian physical traits. ... Behn partially attributes Oroonoko's "humanity " to this tutelage. ... From these details it becomes apparent that Behn's delight in Oroonoko stems from his European trappings. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate