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Mar 14, 2024 · Wide Sargasso Sea, novel by Jean Rhys, published in 1966. A well-received work of fiction, it takes its theme and main character from the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The book details the life of Antoinette Mason (known in Jane Eyre as Bertha), a West Indian who marries an unnamed man in Jamaica and returns with him to his home in England.
Feb 28, 2024 · Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1993 film adaptation of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name, directed by John Duigan. For a fulllength summary see plot summary of Wide Sargasso Sea. Fine Line Features released the film for the United States market. The film was given a restrictive NC17 rating due to i
Wide Sargasso Sea is a rewriting of Charlotte Bronte’s classic nineteenth-century gothic bildungsroman Jane Eyre (1847). In Bronte’s novel, Bertha Mason is more monster than human, locked away for a decade in secret, in the attic of Thornfield Hall, where her demonic laughter and “savage” snarls disturb the residents of the mansion, including Jane Eyre.
Apr 23, 1993 · MOVIE REVIEW : ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ Implausible but Atmospheric. By KENNETH TURAN. April 23, 1993 12 AM PT. TIMES FILM CRITIC. “Wide Sargasso Sea” is so soaked in atmosphere it feels ...
May 9, 2016 · 1993 film by John Duigan. Wide Sargasso Sea (Q1168478) ... 1993 film by John Duigan. edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: Wide Sargasso Sea. 1993 ...
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary. Wide Sargasso Sea begins in Jamaica after the Emancipation Act of 1833, under which Britain outlawed slavery in all its colonies. The first part of the novella is told from the point-of-view of Antoinette Cosway, a young white girl whose father, a hated former slaveholder, has died and left his wife and children in ...
