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LC Class. PR6035 .H96. Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1966 novel by Dominican-British author Jean Rhys. The novel serves as a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë 's novel Jane Eyre (1847), describing the background to Mr. Rochester's marriage from the point-of-view of his wife Antoinette Cosway, a Creole heiress.
Aug 10, 2016 · A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness...
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The novel and film explore Jean Rhys's account of the West Indian Creole heiress, here called Antoinette Cosway, who marries the Englishman Mr. Rochester, and becomes his "madwoman in the attic" featured in the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. For a full-length summary see: plot summary of Wide Sargasso Sea. Cast
Oct 20, 2016 · That book became Wide Sargasso Sea but it wasn’t until 1966, after many years of drafting and redrafting, that it was released. Rhys was 76 and hadn’t published anything in 27 years.
Wide Sargasso Sea 1993 TV movie. Edward Rochester's story with Bertha Mason. Plot: A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishma...
December 23, 2023. The Wide Sargasso Sea is a novel by Jean Rhys, published in 1966 at age 76. Rewarded by the Royal Society Literature Award, this novel highlighted an author who remained in the shadows. His life undoubtedly inspired Jean Rhys to create the character of Antoinette.
