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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
Loyd Turner, Miss Ruth Kirkman and Joe P. Moore
No full textLoyd Turner, left, manager of public relations at Convair, discusses points of his work with Miss Ruth Kirkman, president of the Fort Worth Classroom Teachers Association, and Joe P. Moore, superintendent of public schools. Turner spoke Thursday night, December 4 at the annual public relations dinner sponsored by the teachers association.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_startelegram1950s/22949/thumbnail.jp
Ruth Harvey Thomason Papers - Accession 739
No full textThe Ruth Harvey Thomason Papers consists of materials collected by Ruth Harvey Thomason Turner (1913-1984) was a 1929 graduate of Winthrop Training School and a 1933 graduate of Winthrop College. Ruth Harvey Thomason was the daughter of Winthrop professor, Dr. John Furman Thomason (1878-1967) who was a Professor of Rural Education from 1918-1943. The collection consists of materials she collected while she attended the Winthrop Training School (1925-1929) and Winthrop College (1929-1933). The collection consists of scrapbooks, personal correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, mementos, and memorabilia. This collection is an excellent snapshot of student and Winthrop life during the 1920s and 1930s.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1729/thumbnail.jp
Dramatic production of Jane Eyre
No full textThis 1939 photograph by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows a dramatic production of "Jane Eyre." Left to right is Betty Bird, Genevieve Patton, Frank MacKay, Vera Ruth Coggins, Alan Harrison Newcomb, and Margret Kathryn Sandlin. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a variety of roles before retiring on December 29, 1971 as Vice President of Western Carolina University
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
May Court
No full textThis 1941 group photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows that year's May Court. Members of the court who are identified on the back from left to right, unknown, Frances Allison, Maggie Dillard, unknown, Mary Delle Davis, Ruth Coggins, and Juanita Porter as May Queen. Other attendees pictured here, but not identified are Mary Grant as Maid of Honor, Alwayne DeLozier, Betty Pendland, Katherine Brown Wells, Lorene Browning, Maggie Dillard, and Kate Gray. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a variety of roles before retiring on December 29, 1971 as Vice President of Western Carolina University
Ruth Stone, 12th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textRuth Stone is the author of six books or chapbooks of poetry: In an Iridescent Time, 1960; Topography and Other Poems, 1971; Unknown Messages, 1973; Cheap, 1975; American Milk, 1986; Second-Hand Coat: New and Selected Poems, 1987. Three new books will be published this year: Who is the Widow\u27s Muse?; The Yasha Poems, and The Solitary. We were very fortunate that Ruth Stone taught creative writing as a visiting faculty member at Old Dominion University during 1989-90
AHC interview with Ruth B. Mandel
No full textMay 31, 2012Ruth B. Mandel was born Ruth Blumenstock in Vienna, Austria.Austrian Heritage CollectionRuth B. Mandel is the author of the book 'Jewish women in politics'.Digital recordin
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