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Approaches to Teaching Duras's Ourika
Mary Ellen . Ed(S): Birkett
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Paperback. Editor(s): Birkett, Mary Ellen. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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. But from a teacher's perspective the novel presents something of a paradox. It is short, its narrative structure is uncomplicated, its vocabulary is limited, its plot is straightforward. It thus lends itself to "simple" readings that fail to reveal the novel's rich fund of social and historical themes. Set against the backdrop of the French and Haitian revolutions, the Terror, and the restoration and featuring the first black ... Read more
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. But from a teacher's perspective the novel presents something of a paradox. It is short, its narrative structure is uncomplicated, its vocabulary is limited, its plot is straightforward. It thus lends itself to "simple" readings that fail to reveal the novel's rich fund of social and historical themes. Set against the backdrop of the French and Haitian revolutions, the Terror, and the restoration and featuring the first black ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Approaches to Teaching World Literature
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781603290197
SKU
V9781603290197
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