| Wide Sargasso Sea: Backgrounds, Criticism Contributor(s): Rhys, Jean (Author), Raiskin, Judith L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393960129 ISBN-13: 9780393960129 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $24.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: Written over the course of twenty-one years and published in 1966, Wide Sargasso Sea, based on Charlotte Bronte'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 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98014266 |
| Series: Norton Critical Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.06" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 167098 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rhys, Jean: - Jean Rhys (1890-1979) is the author of Good Morning, Midnight; Voyage in the Dark; After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie; Quartet; and The Collected Short Stories.Raiskin, Judith L.: - Judith L. Raiskin is Associate Professor and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Oregon. She is the author of Snow on the Cane Fields: Women's Writing and Creole Subjectivity. |