Research Catalog

Title

Oroonoko: a tragedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Tho. Southerne. [Four lines in Latin]

Author

Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746.

Publication

London: Printed for H. Playford in the Temple-Change. B. Tooke at the Middle-Temple-Gate. And S. Buckley at the Dolphin against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street. 1696.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.
• Congreve, William, 1670-1729

Description

4 p. ¡., 84, [2] p.; 21 cm.

Subject

• Slavery > Suriname > Drama

Note

• Based on Mrs. Behn's novel of the same name, which was partly founded on fact.
• Epilogue by Congreve.

Source (note)

• of Sidney Lapidus;

Provenance (note)

• Copy in Sc Rare E 16-36 (Lapidus Collection) inscribed: in ink, on upper free end leaf, "Oroonoko by Southerne 1696."

Binding (note)

• Copy in Sc Rare E 16-36 (Lapidus Collection) bound in brown wrappers.

Call Number

Sc Rare 822-S (Southerne, T. Oroonoko)

LCCN

27005537

OCLC

• 5218256
• 5218256
• NYPGR5218256-B

Author

Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746.

Title

Oroonoko: a tragedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Tho. Southerne. [Four lines in Latin]

Imprint

London: Printed for H. Playford in the Temple-Change. B. Tooke at the Middle-Temple-Gate. And S. Buckley at the Dolphin against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street. 1696.

Local Note

Also available on microfilm in: Sc Micro R-6409.

Binding

Copy in Sc Rare E 16-36 (Lapidus Collection) bound in brown wrappers. NN

Source

Gift; of Sidney Lapidus; 2016. Copy in Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books

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Added Author

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.

Dramatization of (work): Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Oroonoko.

Congreve, William, 1670-1729, writer of supplementary textual content.

Lapidus, Sidney, 1937- donor.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 822-S (Southerne, T. Oroonoko)

Sc Rare E 16-36 (Lapidus Collection)