Approaches to Teaching Duras's Ourika |
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| Editor:
| Birkett, Mary Ellen
Rivers, Christopher |
| Series title: | Approaches to Teaching World Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60329-018-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Modern Language Association of America
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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When it was first published, in 1823, Claire de Duras's novel Ourika became a best seller almost immediately, and in recent decades, instructors have found it an irresistible addition to their syllabi. The goal of this Approaches volume is to help teachers bring out the novel's profound and complex underpinnings and reveal Ourika, its Senegalese protagonist, as a victim of history and a timeless tragic heroine.
When it was first published, in 1823, Claire de Duras's novel Ourika became a best seller almost immediately, and in recent decades, instructors have found it an irresistible addition to their syllabi. The goal of this Approaches volume is to help teachers bring out the novel's profound and complex underpinnings and reveal Ourika, its Senegalese protagonist, as a victim of history and a timeless tragic heroine.