New Releases by Jean Rhys

"Lucid, exact, and swift. . . . An essential part of the [Rhys] record." ―V. S. Naipaul, The New York Review of Books Julia Martin has long depended on the generosity of men. But when her affair with Mr. Mackenzie comes to an end, leaving her near destitute in Paris, Julia reaches a turning point. Her youth waning and her desperation growing, Julia returns to London, only to discover her ailing mother no longer recognizes her and her estranged sister wants nothing to do with her. With psychological depth and penetrating insight, Jean Rhys explores the contradictions of love and the perils of being a woman without means in interwar Europe in a novel the Guardian calls "a flawless work of art." "If ever there was an unsung heroine of feminist literature, it is the amazing Jean Rhys." –Alan Cumming, Emmy and Tony Award–winning actor

Explore the foundations of artistic thought with "Fifteen Discourses," a collection of insightful essays on art, aesthetics, and painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. This seminal work, with additional commentary by L. March Phillips, delves into the principles of Renaissance art and offers a comprehensive perspective on the visual arts. A cornerstone of art criticism and art education, "Fifteen Discourses" provides a historical and theoretical framework for understanding artistic creation and appreciation. Reynolds''s exploration of artistic techniques, aesthetic ideals, and the role of the artist makes this volume essential reading for anyone interested in the history of art. From discussions of the grand style to practical advice for aspiring painters, this enduring text remains relevant for students, scholars, and art enthusiasts alike. Discover the wisdom that has shaped artistic discourse for generations. A classic work meticulously prepared for print republication. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Sasha Jansen retourne à Paris où elle a vécu vingt ans plus tôt un grand amour et l''échec de cet amour. Elle s''efforce d''éviter les rues et les cafés d''autrefois, mais le passé l''envahit. Avec un humour désabusé, elle accueille les rencontres que lui propose le Montparnasse d''avant-guerre. Elle accueille même, avec un mélange d''agressivité et de désespoir, ce jeune homme rencontré au Dôme - et qu''elle appelle "le gigolo" - qui la prend pour une riche Anglaise à cause de son manteau de fourrure. Elle sent revivre son coeur d''autrefois mais, incapable de vivre comme de mourir, elle ne trouvera d''issue que dans une dernière parodie d''amour."Pleurer à cause d''un chagrin d''amour, et puis, juste après, pleurer parce que ce serait bien d''avoir une robe neuve. Les microscopiques mouvements de nos âmes puériles, elle n''en cache rien, tant pis pour ceux que ça dérange, c''est ainsi que nous sommes, je ne crois pas en l''humanité, dit souvent Jean Rhys, je ne crois qu''à l''amour, et en plus je déteste les sermons."Geneviève Brisac.

Sargassohavet utspelar sig i det tidiga 1800-talets Västindien, mitt i den förrädiska naturens överdådiga grönska. Antoinette Cosway gifter sig med den unge engelsmannen Edward Rochester. Men illasinnade rykten börjar cirkulera u001a och får honom att vända sig mot henne. Sakta men säkert drivs Antoinette mot vansinne. Sargassohavet bygger på Charlotte Brontës roman Jane Eyre. Den är en omskrivning av den viktorianska berättelsen men samtidigt ett enastående verk i sig självt, som med tiden blivit en postkolonial klassiker. JEAN RHYS [1890u001a1979] hade länge antagits död när hon plötsligt åter dök upp på den litterära scenen med Sargassohavet 1966. I den engelskspråkiga världen mottogs romanen som en sensation. »Rhys öppnar en hemlig dörr i Brontës viktorianska roman u001a en dörr till koloniernas historia, minst lika undertryckt som en förbjuden kvinnlig vrede. Sargassohavet är ett oroande mästerverk.« EVA STRÖM, SYDSVENSKAN »Tveklöst ett mästerverk.« MAGNUS ERIKSSON, SVENSKA DAGBLADET »Det är som om Charlotte Brontës roman Jane Eyre vore del två i en romansvit och nu har man äntligen hittat del ett, för att strax upptäcka att den är ännu bättre.« CATRIN VILLAUME FÄGERSTRAND, NORRKÖPINGS TIDNINGAR »En av 1900-talets 100 bästa engelskspråkiga romaner.« TIME MAGAZINE

Tras largos años de silencio y olvido después de haber publicado, en el período que va de 1927 a 1939, cinco libros escritos «con una sensibilidad demasiado adelantada a su época», Jean Rhys reapareció en 1966 en la escena literaria inglesa con "Ancho mar de los Sargazos", que muchos críticos consideran su obra maestra

One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World'' ''Rhys took one of the works of genius of the 19th Century and turned it inside-out to create one of the works of genius of the 20th Century'' Michele Roberts Jean Rhys''s masterpiece tells the story of Jane Eyre''s ''madwoman in the attic'', Bertha Rochester. Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1930s Jamaica, white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality. After their marriage, however, disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her. Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging, Antoinette is inexorably driven towards madness, and her husband into the arms of another novel''s heroine. This classic study of betrayal, a seminal work of postcolonial literature, is Jean Rhys''s brief, beautiful masterpiece. Edited with an introduction and notes by Angela Smith

"A considerable tour de force by any standard." ?New York Times Book Review"

Jean Rhys was one of the twentieth century''s foremost writers, a literary artist who made exqusite use of the raw material of her own often turbulent life to create fiction of memorable resonance and poignancy. Here for the first time in one volume are her complete stories.

A woman encounters a life filled with desires and emotions when she returns to Paris after suffering from a bout of depression and alcoholism in London.

Verhalen uit het Caraibisch gebied.

Julia Martin, une Anglaise de trente-six ans, est abandonnée par son amant. Nous suivons sa dérive, d''un petit hôtel parisien de la Rive gauche jusqu''à Londres, puis de nouveau à Paris.

Marya, une jeune Anglaise, vient d''épouser Stephan, un Polonais. Ils sont venus vivre à Paris. Marya est heureuse et ne cherche pas trop à savoir d''où provient l''argent du ménage, jusqu''au jour où Stephan est arrêté pour vol d''oeuvres d''art. Désemparée, Marya tombe dans le piège des Heidler, un couple de mécènes anglais connus dans les milieux bohèmes de Montparnasse. Marya subit, effrayée et fascinée, la sensualité de Heidler et la domination de Loïs, sa femme, complice de leur liaison. Stephan, une fois sorti de prison, retrouve Marya. Mais elle ne peut renoncer à Heidler, et pas davantage abandonner Stephan. Elle les perdra tous les deux.