[Vwoolf] Wednesday in June

[ANNE E. FERNALD]

Woolfians,

We know the novel is set on a Wednesday in June of 1923, toward the middle
of the month.

June 21, 1923 was a Thursday.

There were no solar eclipses in June in 1923.

The other clue to the exact date would be the cricket scores, but David
Bradshaw has shown that they are notional and do not correspond to the
scores on a particular date.

There is no ClarissaDay as there is a Bloomsday.

Best,

Anne

Anne E. Fernald
Director of Writing/Composition at Lincoln Center,
Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies
Fordham University
113 W 60th St.
New York NY 10023

212/636-7613
fernald at fordham.edu
http://www.fordham.edu/english
http://www.fordham.edu/womens_studies



From:       kllevenback at att.net
To:         omolly at satx.rr.com, vwoolf at lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Date:       06/19/2012 09:17 AM
Subject:    Re: [Vwoolf] Wednesday in June
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Dear Molly--

In Robin Lippincott's Mr. Dalloway, which I reviewed (along with a couple
of other Woolf-inspired novels) some years ago in the Woolf Studies Annual,
it is a solar eclipse which is seen to be a clue to dating--and is at the
center of the day in June the "novella" involves.

As I recall, I rather liked the allusion, having been lucky enough to
witness a solar eclipse myself.  Clearly an eclipse is more special, the
solstice being an annual occurrence.

Hoping your summer is happy--
Karen








From: "omolly at satx.rr.com" <omolly at satx.rr.com>
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Sent: Tue, June 19, 2012 8:31:33 AM
Subject: [Vwoolf] Wednesday in June


It has been my considered opinion that Mrs Dalloway takes place on the
Summer Solstice which, according to Whitaker's Almanac, occurs on June 21
in 1923."Everything had come to a standstill." Other opinions? Molly
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