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Closely and densely argued, yet nevertheless accessible to the non-specialist, this volume will be of interest to students of biblical interpretation and culture and of American literature. * The Bible Today * This new study by Ariel Clark Silver offers a significant contribution to the reception history of Esther by focusing on Puritan literature and its aftermath, in particular on those authors most associated with transcendentalism. . . . Silver is successful in going beyond John Gatta's work on the prominence of Mary in 19th century literature (American Madonna) and in establishing an older paradigm in the person of the Jewish Queen Esther. Silver's book acts not so much as a corrective but as an expansion of how ancient types of women are helpful to American women in presenting the emergence of a redeemed spiritual figure who accepts responsibility for her actions and acquires moral autonomy in a culture often set against her. * Reading Religion * Thoroughly versed in American literature and biblical literature, Silver is able to chart important themes that other scholars have missed. [Her] book offers important readings of Hawthorne and Adams and even brings some new perspectives to the book of Esther . . . [T]here is a lot of good information and analysis in Silver's work. Biblical scholars interested in cultural criticism and reception history will find this interdisciplinary study especially edifying. * Rbl Book Reviews *

This new study by Ariel Clark Silver offers a significant contribution to the reception history of Esther by focusing on Puritan literature and its aftermath, in particular on those authors most associated with transcendentalism. . . . Silver is successful in going beyond John Gatta's work on the prominence of Mary in 19th century literature (American Madonna) and in establishing an older paradigm in the person of the Jewish Queen Esther. Silver's book acts not so much as a corrective but as an expansion of how ancient types of women are helpful to American women in presenting the emergence of a redeemed spiritual figure who accepts responsibility for her actions and acquires moral autonomy in a culture often set against her. * Reading Religion *

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Ariel Clark Silver is institute faculty at the Columbus Ohio Institute of Religion

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