April Fool!; 1999
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0059
- Title
- April Fool!; 1999
- Description
- April Fool by Joan Jones, dated April 1, 1999, is a fictional address to the SPHEX Club, humorously presented as if delivered by Edith Wharton. This engaging narrative weaves through Wharton's purported personal experiences, her illustrious family background, and her literary achievements. The speaker, adopting Wharton's persona, takes the audience from her early life and inspirations through to her observations of society, her travels in Europe and Morocco, and her contributions to literature and social welfare during World War I. The address touches on themes of societal norms, the impact of environment on artistic creation, and the struggle for intellectual and emotional freedom within rigid social structures. Notably, it celebrates Wharton's pioneering achievements, including her Pulitzer Prize win for "The Age of Innocence," against the backdrop of her rich and varied experiences.
- Date
- 1 April 1999
- Creator
- Jones, Joan S.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Joan Jones
- Jones
- 1999
- Edith Wharton
- literary achievements
- Pulitzer Prize
- The Age of Innocence
- societal norms
- intellectual freedom
- social welfare
- New York society
- American literature.
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Joan S. Jones
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