
Before Jane Eyre's madwoman existed, Jean Rhys's postcolonial masterpiece revealed her haunting origin story. Written over 21 years and published when Rhys was 74, this Time-listed novel transformed literature with its powerful exploration of race, gender, and colonial legacy - arriving "too late" for its creator.
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Wide Sargasso Sea emerged as a literary revolution when Jean Rhys finally published it in 1966 after years of struggle. What drove her to write this slim but powerful novel? A nagging question that had haunted her since 1907: Who was the madwoman in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and what was her story? The result transformed literature by giving voice to Bertha Mason, reimagined as Antoinette Cosway, a complex Creole woman caught between worlds in post-emancipation Jamaica. Set in the 1830s after slavery's abolition, this novel explores the devastating psychological effects of colonialism, patriarchy, and displacement through Antoinette's tragic journey from Caribbean heiress to the infamous "madwoman in the attic." Through lush, dreamlike prose and shifting perspectives, Rhys creates a haunting meditation on identity and belonging that challenges us to reconsider the stories we've accepted as truth.
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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