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

Rhys, Jean. (Author). Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 Jane Eyre. (Added Author). Raiskin, Judith L. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0393960129 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780393960129 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 266 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c1999.

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General Note:
Prequel to: Jane Eyre / Charlotte Brontë.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266).
Subject: British > West Indies > Fiction.
West Indies > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Love stories.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

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Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Rhys, Jean; Brontë, Charlotte; Raiskin, Judith L.
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Wide Sargasso Sea


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 includes a wealth of material on the novel's long evolution, it 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.

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