4.0085 Spouse Abuse; Foreskins; Sneaking into Bedrooms (46)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 21 May 90 17:05:31 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0085. Monday, 21 May 1990.


(1) Date: Sun, 20 May 90 21:59 EST (9 lines)
From: <BURT@BRANDEIS>
Subject: spouse abuse

(2) Date: Mon, 21 May 90 11:17 CDT (12 lines)
From: A10PRR1@NIU
Subject: spouse abuse

(3) Date: Sun, 20 May 90 17:46 EDT (9 lines)
From: "Hardy M. Cook" <HMCOOK@BOE.TOWSON.EDU>
Subject: More about Foreskins

(4) Date: Sun, 20 May 90 06:56:23 IST (8 lines)
From: Daniel Boyarin <BOYARIN@TAUNIVM>
Subject: Re: 4.0057 Sneaking into Bedrooms

(5) Date: Sun, 20 May 90 21:46 PDT (8 lines)
From: KESSLER <IME9JFK@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Subject: Re: 4.0079 Sneaking into Bedrooms

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Date: Sun, 20 May 90 21:59 EST
From: <BURT@BRANDEIS>
Subject: spouse abuse

Do you plan to include everything that goes on in the House of Atreus?
Seriously, be sure to include the Clerk's Tale. You might also have a
look at Norris's _McTeague_.

John Burt
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Date: Mon, 21 May 90 11:17 CDT
From: A10PRR1@NIU
Subject: spouse abuse

Herb Donow,

Does your wife know about Ring Lardner's "Haircut"? Spouse abuse is
not the major issue of the story, but it certainly does figure in
it.

Phil Rider
Northern Illinois University
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Date: Sun, 20 May 90 17:46 EDT
From: "Hardy M. Cook" <HMCOOK@BOE.TOWSON.EDU>
Subject: More about Foreskins

After Saul's death, David sends messengers to "Saul's son Ishbosheth
with the demand: 'Hand over to me my wife Michal for whom I gave a
hundred Philistine foreskins as the bride-price'" (The Revised English
Bible: 2 Samuel 3:14).

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Date: Sun, 20 May 90 06:56:23 IST
From: Daniel Boyarin <BOYARIN@TAUNIVM>
Subject: Re: 4.0057 Sneaking into Bedrooms (89)

thanks for all of the comments. uit seems that it was practically a
topos in renaissance. great subject for a presidential after dinner
speech some day. keep everybody awake. daniel

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Date: Sun, 20 May 90 21:46 PDT
From: KESSLER <IME9JFK@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Subject: Re: 4.0079 Sneaking into Bedrooms (59)

I think the finest retelling of the Judah -Tamar story is thomas Mann's
version of it in JOSEPH & HIS BROTHERS. He brings out all sorts of
powerful features, about women's stubborn foresightedness, should one
say woman's...." Jascha Kessler