Other Things Being EqualWayne State University Press, 1 мар. 2002 г. - Всего страниц: 280 Widely regarded as a literary genius in her day, the Jewish American author Emma Wolf (1865-1932) wrote vivid stories that penetrated the struggles of women and people of faith, particularly Jews, at the turn of the twentieth century. This reissue of the 1916 revised edition of one of her most popular novels, Other Things Being Equal, first published in 1892, introduces Wolf to a new generation of readers, immersing them in an interfaith love story set in her native San Francisco in the late nineteenth century. The novel's protagonist, Ruth Levice, a young intellectual from an upper-class Jewish family, meets Dr. Herbert Kemp, a Unitarian, and falls in love. The novel's force lies in its unwillingness to adhere to ideological stands. A woman need not give up marriage and home to be strong, independent, and unconventional; a Jew does not have to be orthodox to remain close to her heritage and her faith. |
Результаты поиска по книге
Результаты 1 – 5 из 38
Стр. 13
... give me downright, all—powerful riches” (200). Fulfillment, Wolf's last novel, provides an alterna~ tive to that somewhat cynical conclusion; her female characters grow beyond the social expectations that demand that “ladies” not work ...
... give me downright, all—powerful riches” (200). Fulfillment, Wolf's last novel, provides an alterna~ tive to that somewhat cynical conclusion; her female characters grow beyond the social expectations that demand that “ladies” not work ...
Стр. 24
... gives her heart to a . . . man, only to have the declaration of her love followed by the confession that he is a married man and a father” (35). The Overland Monthly describes Fulfillment as an “atmospheric novel. Love is the main force ...
... gives her heart to a . . . man, only to have the declaration of her love followed by the confession that he is a married man and a father” (35). The Overland Monthly describes Fulfillment as an “atmospheric novel. Love is the main force ...
Стр. 27
... gives her the opportunity for independent action and risk'taking relationships outside the home. In an important event in the novel, Ruth risks social censure to support a young woman of “questionable character” who is referred to her ...
... gives her the opportunity for independent action and risk'taking relationships outside the home. In an important event in the novel, Ruth risks social censure to support a young woman of “questionable character” who is referred to her ...
Стр. 28
... God is rewarded and how God's goodness is not constricted by frontiers. That a woman of Moab should be privileged to become the great—grandmother of David gives a particular value to this narrative.”42 Most emphatie. 28 INTRODUCTION.
... God is rewarded and how God's goodness is not constricted by frontiers. That a woman of Moab should be privileged to become the great—grandmother of David gives a particular value to this narrative.”42 Most emphatie. 28 INTRODUCTION.
Стр. 29
... gives voice to what Kuzmack describes as “Jewish women [who] attempted to strike a balance between their desire for emancipation and reverence for Jewish tradition, their hope for acculturation and fear of anti' semitism.”43 Wolf's ...
... gives voice to what Kuzmack describes as “Jewish women [who] attempted to strike a balance between their desire for emancipation and reverence for Jewish tradition, their hope for acculturation and fear of anti' semitism.”43 Wolf's ...
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
A. C. McClurg American Jewess American Jewish answered arms Arnold asked Aunt Esther beautiful better can’t chair Charlotte Perkins Gilman cheek child Christian closed cousin daughter dear doctor door drew Emma Wolf Esther eyes face father feel felt fiction figure finally find fingers first flowers flush gentle girl girl’s hand happy head heard heart Heirs of Yesterday hold husband intermarriage Israel Zangwill Jennie Jewess Jewish Chronicle Jonathan Sarna Kemp’s knew laughed Levice’s lips looked Louis mamma man’s marriage Miss Levice morning mother never night pale Philomath quiet Rabbi replied rest cure Rose Ruth Levice Ruth’s San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle seated seemed silent slightly Smart Set smile social soft softly stood sweet tell there’s Things Being Equal thought tion turned voice walked wife Wolf’s novels woman won’t words young Zangwill Zangwill’s