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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 Herndon photograph
No full textPhotograph showing Ruth Herndon standing next to a horse on a winter day at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Ruth and Nick (on a bright winter day)." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon
Ms Ruth Boschen with visitors, Open Day, 1983
No full textPhotograph originally appeared in the 'Swinburne Newsletter', 29th September 1983 Swinburne Open Day September 1983, Right: Ms Ruth Boschen, Swinburne Information Officer with visitors
Anzac Day, Swanston Street, Melbourne, April 1986 [picture] /
No full textInscriptions: "Anzac Day, Swanston Street, Melbourne, April 1986 (print October 2000) Ruth Maddison" - in pencil on reverse. Women of the of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS), wearing medals and some in uniform, at the Anzac Day Parade on Swanston street, Melbourne, 1986
Ruth Etting in Valentine's Day themed attire
No full textJohn Alderman, Ruth Etting's stepson, donated these photographs to the Ruth Etting Collection in response to a request from John Moran, the compiler of the collection.Publicity photo of Ruth Etting in velvet gown holding a broken heart inscribed 'To my Valentine
Hiroshima Day demonstrations, Bourke Street, Melbourne, August, 1978 [picture] /
No full textInscriptions: "Hiroshima Day Demonstration. Bourke Street, Melbourne, August 1978, Ruth Maddison" - in pencil on reverse. Demonstrators on Hiroshima Day, 1978, including two elderly women sitting down holding a poster that reads "What will you tell your kids you did to stop uranium"
Birdies' first flight [music] : piano solo : with words /
No full textB.6942 (Publisher number). Cover title.; Pl. no.: B.6942.; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-vn3305561
Gold standard of UK degrees is lost in translation
No full textInflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK registered students, says Michael Day
"The first day on the Yampa"
No full textPhoto of boats on the Yampa River, in Ruth McDonough\u27s group during a SOCOTWA (South Cottonwood Ward) river trip, May of 195
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