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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
Ruth C. Satterthwaite
No full textRuth C. Satterthwaite, a resident of Palo Alto for 50 years, died peacefully at home on July 19 of pancreatic cancer. Ruth was 78 years old
Ruth Wilkins
No full textRuth Wilkins is the daughter of Albert and Ruth Wilkins. Photo can be located on page 438 of the Jensen Utah Book
Ruth C. Satterthwaite
No full textRuth C. Satterthwaite, a resident of Palo Alto for 50 years, died peacefully at home on July 19 of pancreatic cancer. Ruth was 78 years old
Nov. 29, 1926 Salt Lake Telegram Page 5 Photo Illustration of Sarah Watt Lundstedt and Ruth Drake in Hiking gear
No full textText document crop of page 5 photo of Ruth Drake and Sarah Watt Lundstedt in hiking clothing used in the November 29, 1926 Salt Lake Telegram NewspaperConverted from .jpg to .pdf for Compatibilit
Letter from Ruth Wilhoite to Emma Page Larimore
Get PDFLetter from Ruth Wilhoite to Emma Page Larimore. The handwritten letter is dated 11 November 1912. There is a transcript of the correspondence in the item PDF
Ruth L. Wasserman, May 30, 1915 - May 19, 2017
No full textBorn Ruth Logasa on May 30, 1915 in Oakland, California, Ruth grew up in Burlingame and San Francisco
Ruth Holland "Holly" French
No full textRuth Holland "Holly" French, age 87, passed away on September 18 due to heart failure. She was born on Mother's Day, May 13, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. She and her husband were members of United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
Ruth Drake and Friend on Horseback [1]
No full textBlack and white photograph of Ruth Drake and a friend on horseback on a mountain trail (Possibly Sarah Watt Lundstedt, Similar shirt and ribbon bow and hat as in the Newspaper photo of Ruth and Sarah published on November 29, 1926 page 5 of the Salt Lake Telegram
Nov. 29, 1926 Salt Lake Telegram Front Page and Page 5
No full textText Document the Monday November 29th 1926 front page of the Salt Lake Telegram. Headline story " MURDER AND SUICIDE BARED IN LOVE PACT OF TWO S. L. GIRLS" about the double suicide or murder/suicide of Ruth Drake and Sarah Watt Lundstedt and page five of the same issue with more articles/interviews/images of Ruth and Sarah.Converted from .jpg to .pdf for Compatibilit
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