Wide Sargasso Sea at 50

by Elaine Savory

Book Overview

This book revisits Jean Rhys's ground-breaking 1966 novel to explore its cultural and artistic influence in the areas of not only literature and literary criticism, but fashion design, visual art, and the theatre as well. Building on symposia that were held in London and New York in 2016 in honour of the novel's half-century, this collection demonstrates just how timely Rhys's insights into colonial history, sexual relations, and aesthetics continue...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030282228
• ISBN13: 9783030282226
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"