Oroonoko
Author: first_name: Thomas
last_name: Southerne
Language: English
Year: 1817

Based on Aphra Behn's 1688 novel (which is one of the earliest novels in the English language), Thomas Southerne's <I>Oroonoko</I> is seen by scholars today as the driving force that kept Behn's work from fading into obscurity. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was considered even more popular than the novel, presenting theatergoing audiences with a highly touching tale of pathos and tragedy involving the eponymous prince-turned-slave and his undying devotion to his beloved wife