Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (Book Analysis) E-Book

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, a captivating story about a young woman whose fresh start as the new wife of a wealthy widower quickly finds herself living in the shadow of his late wife, Rebecca, whose memory seems to haunt the very halls of Manderley, the stately home she now lives in. The young bride, who is never named, soon finds herself locked in a downward spiral as she obsesses over the other woman she never met in life, but whose dead body soon reappears in the most unexpected of ways, throwing the lives of her and her new husband into untold chaos… Rebecca is the best-known work of Daphne du Maurier, and is regarded as a cult classic of the Gothic genre.

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DAPHNE DU MAURIER

ENGLISH AUTHOR AND PLAYWRIGHT

Born in London in 1907.Died in Cornwall in 1989.Notable works:Jamaica Inn (1936), novelMy Cousin Rachel (1951), novelThe Birds (1952), short story

Born into a privileged but unconventional family as the daughter of actor-manager Sir Gerald (1873-1934), du Maurier spent most of her early life in London tutored by governesses and surrounded by artists. She wanted to emulate her grandfather, a bestselling author, and published her first short story collection in 1929. Her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published in 1931 to critical acclaim. Her next two novels were not as well received, and she only achieved success again by working with publisher Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), with whom she published a biography of her father (1934), followed by Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. Her best-known works are famous for their focus on plot and atmosphere. In 1945, du Maurier moved to Cornwall with her children whilst her husband was at war, having accompanied him on tour for a number of years. She lived on an estate called Menabilly with which she had become obsessed. In 1952 and 1959 she produced the short story collections that catalogued her personal turmoil: she was unhappy with the reception of her works, struggling in her marriage, and believed that her imaginative gift was leaving her. Du Maurier was fascinated by the work of Carl Jung (Swiss psychoanalyst, 1875-1961) and believed that she had a supressed other self who was darker, more violent, and more masculine than the self she presented to the world outside of her writing. She died of heart failure in 1989, leaving behind an enduring legacy as someone who made great strides in securing recognition for female and cinematic writers.

REBECCA

THE ACCOUNT OF A YOUNG BRIDE HAUNTED BY THE MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND’S FIRST WIFE

Genre: novelReference edition: du Maurier, D. (2003) Rebecca. UK: Virago Press.1stedition: 1938Themes: secrets, convention, marriage, crime, death, social expectations, jealousy

Rebecca was Daphne du Maurier’s fifth novel, following close on the heels of the publication of Jamaica Inn