ABSTRACT
HenryNevilleandAphraBehnprovideuswithtwoutopianfictionswritten duringtheRestorationperiodthatarestartlingintheirsimilaritiesand differences.Bothtextscreateaworldinwhichlibertinismandpolitical orderareintertwined,seeminglyinextricably.Similarly,boththeIsleof Pines(1668)andOroonoko(1688)presentfictionalworldsandtheevents thattakeplaceinthem,thatareeasilytranslatedintothefraughtpolitical contextoflateStuarthistory.Rebellionagainstauthorityanditsjustificationiscentraltothecontentofbothnovellasandprovidesthemodem readerwithastateofnaturethatisvividlydrawnfrompoliticaltheories thatarediametricallyopposed.Oroonoko,alongwithLoveLettersfroma NoblemantohisSisterbyAphraBehn,isthesubjectofthechapterfollowing,whereweshallseethatBehnisnoadvocateofrebellionagainstone's legitimateruler,exceptinunusualcircumstances.Forthemoment,however,wetumindetailtoHenryNeville'scontroversialutopiantext,The IsleofPines..
