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Restoration-era poet, playwright and novelist Aphra Behn was the first truly professional woman writer in English, and Oroonoko is her sophisticated and insightful condemnation of slavery. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Janet Todd.When Prince Oroonoko''s passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko''s noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Inspired by Aphra Behn''s visit to Surinam, Oroonoko reflects the author''s romantic view of native peoples as noble savages in ''the first state of innocence, before man knew how to sin''. The novel also reveals Behn''s ambiguous attitude to African slavery - while she favoured it as a means to strengthen England''s rule, her powerful and moving work conveys its injustice and brutality.This new edition of Oroonoko is based on the first printed version of 1688, and includes a chronology, further reading and notes. In her introduction, Janet Todd examines Aphra Behn''s views of slavery, colonization and politics, and her position as a professional woman writer in the Restoration.Little is known of Aphra Behn''s (1640-1689) early life. She was probably born in Kent, and in the early 1660s claims to have visited the British colony of Surinam. She turned to literature for a living, producing numerous short stories, 19 stage plays and political propaganda for the Tories.If you enjoyed Oroonoko, you might like Daniel Defoe''s Moll Flanders, also available in Penguin Classics.

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''I value fame almost as much as if I had been born a hero''. (Preface to The Lucky Chance).Aphra Behn (1640-89) achieved both fame and notoriety in her own time, enjoying considerable success for her plays and for her short novel Oroonoko, the story of a noble slave who loves a princess. Acclaimed by Virginia Woolf as the first English woman to earn her living by the pen, Behn''s achievements as a writer are now acknowledged less equivocally than in the seventeenth century.As well as Oroonoko, this volume contains five other works of fiction ranging from comedy and high melodrama to tragedy. The Fair Jilt, Memoirs of the Court of the King of Bantam, The History of the Nun, The Adventure of the Black Lady, and The Unfortunate Bride are complemented by a generous selection of her poetyr, ranging from public political verse to lyrics and witty conversation poems.This selection demonstrates Behn''s range, as well as her wit, compassion, and interest in the question of identity and self-representation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Carnival time in The Rover is a period when prohibitions are temporarily removed, privileges and rank suspended, and women - from convent girls to courtesans - take the initiative. Featuring multiple plot lines, which deal with the adventures of a group of love-struck Englishmen in Naples, Aphra Behn''s play explores issues of love, trickery and deception, forced marriage, male power, fidelity, and the excesses of sexual passion. Hers is a male-dominated society, but one with a clear-sighted portrayal of the female predicament.The play is widely taught on A Level courses as well as on undergraduate literature and women''s writing courses. This new edition contains a completely new introduction, and takes into account important criticism from the past decade, as well as a new understanding of the nature of theatre in Behn''s time, and the significance of her contribution to English drama.

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Aphra Behn (1640-89) was both successful and controversial in her own lifetime; her achievements are now recognized less equivocally and her plays, often revived, demonstrate wit, compassion and remarkable range. This edition brings together her most important comedies in a single volume: The Rover, her best-known play; The Feigned Courtesans, a lively comedy of intrigue; The Lucky Chance, a comedy with a bitter edge, which takes a satirical look at marriage customs; and the dazzling and popular farce, The Emperor of the Moon. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner of the University of York, the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. Detailed annotation helps the reader to visualize the plays in performance and the Introduction argues for the importance of Behn''s skilful stagecraft and her great success as an entertainer. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Breakout Star Wars comic stars Doctor Aphra and Sana Starros continue their adventures across a galaxy far, far away! Sana Starros and her allies have cornered the Spark Eternal, determined to bring back Doctor Aphra no matter the cost! But can Sana triumph - or will the Spark destroy her, Aphra and everyone they love? Aphra strikes a bargain for power, but it may come at a terrible cost - unless the crafty doctor has one last trick up her sleeve! Meanwhile, Ronen and Domina clash over the Tagge Corporation''s future, and Sana is caught in the middle! But if there''s one thing Sana''s learned from Aphra, it''s how to use every situation to her advantage! Plus: Is Luke Skywalker friend or foe? The one enemy Aphra never expected to see again! And mysteries from Sana''s past come home to roost when she returns to her family''s ancestral home for some downtime. The Starros clan is on the collision course of a lifetime - and Sana must take on her brother, Phel, or all is lost! Collecting: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) 26-40, Star Wars: Sana Starros (2023) 1-5

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Kniha - 264 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Zlotřilá doktorka Chelli Aphra získala artefakt obsahující vědomí dávného Jedie a snaží se ho prodat. Na dražbu nebezpečného reliktu se sjedou kupci z celé galaxie, ale namísto vydařeného kšeftu čeká Aphru nemilé překvapení, když se na aukci objeví Temný pán ze Sithu. Poté, co se Aphra rozkmotří se zlovolným Nulákem, jenž se neštítí vydírání, nezbude jí než vstoupit do jeho služeb. Podaří se jí zavděčit jeho rozmarům, proniknout na základnu Tarkinovy iniciativy a zachránit si kůži, než ji dostihne Impérium?

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Zlotřilá doktorka Chelli Aphra získala artefakt obsahující vědomí dávného Jedie a snaží se ho prodat. Na dražbu nebezpečného reliktu se sjedou kupci z celé galaxie, ale namísto vydařeného kšeftu čeká Aphru nemilé překvapení, když se na aukci objeví Temný pán ze Sithu. Poté, co se Aphra rozkmotří se zlovolným Nulákem, jenž se neštítí vydírání, nezbude jí než vstoupit do jeho služeb. Podaří se jí zavděčit jeho rozmarům, proniknout na základnu Tarkinovy iniciativy a zachránit si kůži, než ji dostihne Impérium?

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Kniha - 248 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Aphra, někdejší spojenkyně Dartha Vadera, o vlásek unikla trestu z rukou Temného pána ze Sithu. Tuší, že pokud se Vader někdy dozví o tom, že přežila, bude ji pronásledovat až na samý konec galaxie… Svérázná archeoložka tak musí zůstat o krok napřed nejen před silami Impéria, ale i stíny minulosti. Aphra se v honbě za vzácnými artefakty vydává na lesnatý měsíc, kde kdysi sídlila prastará civilizace. V srdci massassiského chrámu nalezne nebezpečný artefakt, jenž opět spojí její osudy s mladým Skywalkerem…

Objev podobné jako STAR WARS Aphra Citadela hrůzy (978-80-252-4752-5)

Aphra, někdejší spojenkyně Dartha Vadera, o vlásek unikla trestu z rukou Temného pána ze Sithu. Tuší, že pokud se Vader někdy dozví o tom, že přežila, bude ji pronásledovat až na samý konec galaxie… Svérázná archeoložka tak musí zůstat o krok napřed před silami Impéria i stíny minulosti. Aphra se v honbě za vzácnými artefakty vydává na lesnatý měsíc, kde kdysi sídlila prastará civilizace. V srdci massassiského chrámu nalezne stopu vedoucí k nebezpečnému artefaktu, jenž spojí její osudy s mladým Skywalkerem…

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For the past ten years, Gail Boushey and Allison Behne worked with hundreds of teachers and students nationwide to gain insightsinto the best practices for reading instruction. Using their findings, they developed The CAFE Book, Expanded Second Edition: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy Assessment and Instruction to share what their research has proven - that reading instruction is not about the setting or the book level, but rather effective reading instruction is based off of what the student needs in that moment.With the release of The CAFE Book in 2009, the CAFE system (Comprehension, Accuracy, Flluency, and expanding Vocabulary) has been implemented in classrooms all over the world. It changed the way educators assess, teach, and track student information and has positively impacted the way students learn, practice, and talk about reading.The CAFE Book, Expanded Second Edition builds on the same research-based, student-centered foundations, but now includes: Seven Steps from Assessment to Instruction to plan data-driven classworkThe Instruction Protocol - a framework to guide your teaching and planning CAFE''s Essential Elements resource to guide your understanding of student-focused instructionA revised CAFE menu and a checklist of skills vital for emerging readersReady Reference Guides that include when to teach the strategy, options for differentiating methods, and partner strategiesSignificantresources to help with lesson planning, assessments and goal setting, and parent involvementNew and improved forms for bothonline conferring notebook and a pencil/paper notebookto support more effective conferring with studentsThe CAFE Book, Expanded Second Edition offers a variety of tools to structure your literacy block and create an environment where your students are engaged readers and writers with resources that set them up for success. The CAFE system is all you need to support, guide, and coach your students toward the strategies that will move them forward.

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