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050		4	_aBS1375.52 .S555 2018
082	0		_a810.9351
100	1		_aSilver, Ariel Clark.
245	1	4	_aThe Book of Esther and the Typology of Female Transfiguration in American Literature.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBlue Ridge Summit : _bLexington Books/Fortress Academic, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2017.
300			_a1 online resource (241 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- The Book of Esther and the Typology of Female Transfiguration in American Literature -- The Book of Esther and the Typology of Female Transfiguration in American Literature -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- The Death of Male Sacrifice -- Male Deposition And Female Transfiguration -- The Minister And His Muse -- The Flowering Of Female Self-possession -- Fuller And The Infinitude Of The Female -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Esther as Type -- Early American Typology -- The Promise Of An Ancient Queen -- Esther The Divine Redeemer -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- "A" is for Atonement -- Faces Of Adam And Eve -- A New Apostle -- Esther As A Young Woman -- Esther As A Mother With Child -- Another View Of Hester -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Beyond Redemption -- Esther As An Old Woman -- Power And The Province House Tales -- Queen Zenobia Of Blithedale -- Miriam And The Marble Faun -- First And Second Eve -- Rebellion And Remorse -- Recovery Of The Fallen Goddess -- The Paradox Of Esther -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- The Education of Esther -- A Phantom In The Province House -- From Primitive Woman To Eternal Woman -- The Mortal Threat Of Marriage -- The Sovereign Female Soul -- The Maelstrom Of Matrimony -- The Female Fall -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- The Face of Female Salvation -- Esther And The Female Redemptive Force -- Suicide And Female Salvation -- From Mont Saint Michel To Chartres -- The Female Force -- The Art Of Female Transfiguration -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
520			_aThis 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aAmerican literature.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSilver, Ariel Clark _tThe Book of Esther and the Typology of Female Transfiguration in American Literature _dBlue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic,c2017 _z9781498564786
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5153249 _zClick to View
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