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.
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.
Preface I.The Death of Male Sacrifice: Margaret Fuller and the Flowering of a New God II.Esther as Type: The Search for a Figure of Female Redemption III.'A' is for Atonement: Hawthorne and Hester IV.Beyond Redemption: Queen Esther, Zenobia, and Miriam V.The Education Of Esther: Henry Adams and the Eternal Woman VI.The Face Of Female Salvation: Clover Adams and the Art of Transfiguration
Preface I.The Death of Male Sacrifice: Margaret Fuller and the Flowering of a New God II.Esther as Type: The Search for a Figure of Female Redemption III.'A' is for Atonement: Hawthorne and Hester IV.Beyond Redemption: Queen Esther, Zenobia, and Miriam V.The Education Of Esther: Henry Adams and the Eternal Woman VI.The Face Of Female Salvation: Clover Adams and the Art of Transfiguration
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