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Narrative desire and the Book of Ruth -- Resistance: ambiguity and artistry in the Book of Ruth -- Rupture: Ruth and fried green tomatoes -- Reclamation: Ruth and oranges are not the only fruit -- Re-engagement: Ruth and Golem, the spirit of exile -- (Un)final gleanings
Stephanie Day Powell illuminates the myriad forms of persuasion, inducement, discontent, and heartbreak experienced by readers of Ruth. Writing from a lesbian perspective, Powell draws upon biblical scholarship, contemporary film and literature, narrative studies, feminist and q…