The Book of Esther and the typology of female transfiguration in American literature /Ariel Clark Silver.
- Lanham : Lexington Books, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781498564793
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Bible.--Esther--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Typology (Theology) American literature. Women in literature. Typology (Theology) in literature.