The Book of Esther and the Typology of Female Transfiguration in American Literature

ISBN-13: 9781498564786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 240 str.

Ariel Clark Silver

Opis

This monograph treats the biblical figure of Esther and her reception in nineteenth-century American literature. After providing an understanding of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible and its contested acceptance over centuries in various scriptural canons, the work focuses on the reception of the Esther text in America.