More than the Love of Men: Ruth and Naomi's Story in Music

This essay introduces and discusses four musical works that extensively treat Ruth and Naomi's relationship: two late nineteenth-century oratorios, and two twentieth-century operas. Both music and librettos are treated as midrash—a creative retelling through both altered text and in the languag...

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Main Author: Leneman, Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2010
In: Interpretation
Year: 2010, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-160
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Summary:This essay introduces and discusses four musical works that extensively treat Ruth and Naomi's relationship: two late nineteenth-century oratorios, and two twentieth-century operas. Both music and librettos are treated as midrash—a creative retelling through both altered text and in the language of music.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096431006400203