Aphra Behn's Oroonoko is a transitional text in all of the following ways EXCEPT________________?
Correct answer: C. like an epic, it involves gods and goddesses.
- A. like a romance, it focuses on an aristocratic character considered superior to average individuals.
- B. like a novel, it tells its story with an emphasis on realistic detail and the everyday passage of time.
- C. like an epic, it involves gods and goddesses.
- D. like a novel, it makes claims to historical realism.
Explanation
Oroonoko combines romance, novelistic realism, and claims of historical truth, but it contains no gods or goddesses in the epic sense. Its elevated hero and adventurous plot create some epic or romance effects without making it an epic.
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