Approaches to Teaching Duras's Ourika Ian R. McWhinney unencumbered by a commitment to

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the triune God

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Approaches to Teaching Duras's Ourika Ian R. McWhinney unencumbered by a commitment toWhen 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