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Literature & Fiction

Wide Sargasso Sea: A Norton Critical Edition

Wide Sargasso Sea: A Norton Critical Edition
- Author: Norton Critical Ed.-Rhys.
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.; A Norton Critical Edition
- Pages: 288
- Publication Date: 1998
- Edition: 10th printing
- Binding: Paperback
- MSRP: 15.65
- ISBN13: 9780393960129
- ISBN: 0393960129
- Language: en
- Store Location: General Fiction
- "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."
Written over the course of twenty-one years and published in 1966, Wide Sargasso Sea, based on Charlotte BrontÃ«â€™s Jane Eyre, takes place in Jamaica and Dominica in 1839â€“45.
Textual notes illuminate the novelâ€™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 novelâ€™s long evolution, it connections to Jane Eyre, and Rhysâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W W Norton & Co Inc
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, 1 map, 1 port.
ReleaseDate 1998-11-17
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780393960129

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