Ourika (2de, lecture cursive 1re)

The famous account of Claire de Duras (1777-1828), followed by a journey on black heroes and heroines in French literature. In a special edition designed for a reading followed in 2nd. With a book "Cursive Reading" to help first-class students present the work at the baccalaureate's oral. The narrativeIn France of the late eighteenth century, Ourika, a young Senegalese woman, is adopted by an aristocrat family. But, very quickly, the black girl becomes aware that her skin colour forbids her marriage, and condemns her to loneliness.In a narrative between classicism and romanticism, Claire de Duras offers French literature her first black heroine and delivers a powerful reflection on the theme of otherness. The course "Heroes and black heroines in French literature"The story is followed by a journey on black heroes and heroines, in French literature: from the century of Enlightenment (Voltaire, Saint-Lambert, Olympe de Gouges) to today