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Wide Sargasso Sea. Jean Rhys's late, literary masterpiece 'Wide Sargasso Sea' was inspired by Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre', and is set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, Creole heiress, Antoinette Cosway, meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and ...
Synopsis. A prequel to Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (7377), this is Jean Rhys' story of Antoinette Cosway from the time of her youth in the Caribbean to her unhappy marriage with Mr Rochester and relocation to England. Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging, Antoinette is inexorably driven towards madness.
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Jean Rhys gives form and substance to the mysterious madwoman of Jane Eyre. This imaginary story constructs Antoinette Bertha Cosway's early years in Jamaica in the 1830's. Jill Masters's West Indies dialect is excellent. It is a bright relief from her dour elecution of instruction on how to handle and care for audio tapes; she continues this ...
A list of all the characters in Wide Sargasso Sea. Wide Sargasso Sea characters include: Antoinette, Annette, Mr. Rochester, Christophine, Mr. Mason, Daniel Cosway, Grace Poole.
Feb 13, 2024 · Audio Books & Poetry; Computers, Technology and Science; Music, Arts & Culture; ... Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Publication date 1967-01-01 Publisher World Books
