The death of male sacrifice: Margaret Fuller and the flowering of a new God -- Esther as type: the search for a figure of female redemption -- A is for atonement: Hawthorne and Hester -- Beyond redemption: Queen Esther, Zenobia, and Miriam -- The education of Esther: Henry Adams and the eternal woman -- The face of female salvation: Clover Adams and the art of transfiguration
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 03, 2018)
