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Reading Ruth : towards a postmodernist, literary and womanist analysis
No full textBibliography: leaves 132-140.This dissertation examines the book of Ruth from a postmodemist, literary and womanist perspective. The main methodology is postmodemist literary criticism, but it employs intertextual and autobiographical approaches as well. Chapter 1 is an exploration of the plot of Ruth and reveals that in order for the end goal of the plot to be achieved "emptiness has to return to fullness." It is shown that Ruth's action (her decision to return with Naomi) is the catalyst that begins the process that ultimately leads to the denouement of the plot. The fact that it is the two women, Ruth and Naomi, who drive the plot forward, indicates that the Book of Ruth is a woman's story. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the significance of narrative time for any literary analysis lies in the fact that the amount of time allowed for the retelling of the events rarely corresponds to the time it took for the events to happen. Since Ruth is a short story, the choice of what to tell, what to omit as well as how long to dwell on details are indeed significant. In other words it is shown that literary time is only spent on those aspects which are crucial for the advancement of the narrative. Since the reader's main goal is to see how the conflicts are resolved, the literary time spent on the resolution of the conflicts is an indication of where the weight of the story needs to lie. In this case, it is certainly with Ruth and Naomi judging from the amount of time spent on dialogues between the two women. They are therefore the ones that contribute to the resolution of the conflicts of the plot. Chapter 3 reveals that in the book of Ruth the narrative voice or the perspective of attitudes, conceptions and worldview are those of a woman. The fact that the book of Ruth is named after a woman; the fact that at the very outset all the males in the story die and it is the women that take over the narrative; the fact that in the end the women of Bethlehem declare that Ruth is better to Naomi than seven sons are just some of the reasons that substantiate the argument that the narrative voice in the book of Ruth was that of a woman. It is also shown that this narrative voice (whether overt or covert) subverts gender and ethnic expectations. Chapter 4 outlines the way in which biblical characters are portrayed. The subsections of chapter 4 deal with the characterisation of each major character: Naomi, Boaz, and Ruth. Chapter 4 is the longest chapter since it is difficult to evaluate characterisation without engaging the other facets of literary criticism as well, such as plot and dialogue
‘A View You Won’t Get Anywhere Else’? Depressed Mothers, Public Regulation and ‘Private’ Narrative.
No full textScene from Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One" performed at Cain Park Amphitheater, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1945 [01]
No full textBlack and white photograph showing a scene from Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One," performed at Cain Park Amphitheater, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in 1945
Theatrical set for Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One" performed at Cain Park Amphitheater, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1945
No full textColor slide photograph of a theatrical set for Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One," to be performed at Cain Park Amphitheater in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1945
Scene from Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One" performed at Cain Park Amphitheater, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1945 [02]
No full textColor slide photograph of a scene from Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One," performed at Cain Park Amphitheater, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in 1945
Leo Cain with Ruth Martinson
No full textPresident Leo Cain in his office with Director of Teacher Education, Margaret Martinson during a Summer Session planning meeting
Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Sexually Speaking
No full textRuth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is a globally recognized psychosexual therapist, media personality, author, radio, television talk show host, and Holocaust survivor. Her media career began in 1980 with the radio show Sexually Speaking, which continued until 1990. She has hosted several series on the Lifetime Channel and other cable television networks from 1984 to 1993 and is the author of 45 books on sex and sexuality
Ruth Rewald 1987
No full textMaterials relating to the discovery of the formerly unknown author Ruth Rewald by German scholar Dirk Krueger in 1987. Krueger also found book by Rewald, which was given to the library.Dirk Krueger, 1988.Jewish children book author, born June 1906 in Berlin, deported to Auschwitz in July 1942.digitize
‘This growing genetic disaster’: obesogenic mothers, the obesity ‘epidemic’ and the persistence of eugenics
No full textOrchestra pit and stage for Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One" performed at Cain Park Amphitheater, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1945
No full textColor slide photograph of orchestra pit and stage for Ruth Gordon\u27s comedy "Over Twenty-One," to be performed at Cain Park Amphitheater in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1945
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