Manderley (fictional estate)

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Manderley is the grand, brooding Cornish estate central to Daphne du Maurier’s novel "Rebecca" and its 1940 film adaptation, symbolizing memory, obsession, and the lingering presence of the past.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional estate
fictional location
literary setting
adaptedIn Rebecca (1940 film)
Rebecca (1997 television adaptation)
Rebecca (1940 film)
surface form: Rebecca (2020 film)
appearsIn Rebecca (1940 film)
surface form: Rebecca

Rebecca (1940 film)
associatedWithFictionalCharacter Mrs. Danvers
Rebecca de Winter
createdBy Daphne du Maurier
describedAs Gothic
brooding
grand
fateInStory destroyed by fire
firstAppearance Rebecca (1940 film)
surface form: Rebecca (1938 novel)
genreAssociation Gothic fiction
romantic suspense
hasFeature boathouse
cove and beach
formal gardens
grand mansion
iron gates
library
long driveway
morning room
private harbor
rhododendrons
rose garden
west wing
languageOfWork English
locatedInFictional Cornwall
mediumOfFirstAppearance novel
narrativeRole central setting of Rebecca
embodiment of Rebecca’s memory
source of psychological tension
openingLineAssociation Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.
ownedByFictional Maxim de Winter
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1938
residenceOfFictional Maxim de Winter
the second Mrs. de Winter
symbolizes haunting legacy
marital insecurity
memory
obsession
social status
the lingering presence of the past
the power of place

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Rebecca (1940 film) setting Manderley (fictional estate)