Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea / Jean Rhys ; backgrounds, criticism, edited by Judith L. Raiskin, University of Oregon.

Written over the course of twenty-one years and published in 1966, Wide Sargasso Sea, based on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, takes place in Jamaica and Dominica in 1839-45. Textual notes illuminate the novel's historical background, regional references, and the non-translated Creole and Fr...

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Main Author: Rhys, Jean
Other Authors: Raiskin, Judith L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, ©1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Norton critical edition.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > West Indies > Fiction.
Historical fiction, English > History and criticism.
West Indies, British > Fiction.
West Indies > Fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Love stories.
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Summary:Written over the course of twenty-one years and published in 1966, Wide Sargasso Sea, based on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, takes place in Jamaica and Dominica in 1839-45. Textual notes illuminate the novel's historical background, regional references, and the non-translated Creole and French phrases necessary to fully understand this powerful story. Backgrounds include a wealth of material on the novel's long evolution, its connections to Jane Eyre, and Rhys's biographical impressions of growing up in Dominica. Criticism introduces readers to the critical debates inspired by the novel with a Derek Walcott poem and eleven essays.--Publisher description.
Item Description:Prequel to: Jane Eyre / Charlotte Brontë.
Physical Description:xiii, 270 pages : illustrations, map, portrait ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266).
ISBN:0393960129
9780393960129
0606209913
9780606209915

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