Wide Sargasso Sea: A Norton Critical Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393960129)

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.

Author: Jean Rhys
ISBN-10: 0393960129
ISBN-13: 9780393960129
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 11/17/1998
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.06w x 0.75d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 167098 / Wide Sargasso Sea