Jo Carruthers
Esther Through the Centuries
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Esther Through the Centuries traces Jewish, Christian and secular reception of the only biblical book not to mention God. Author Jo Carruthers introduces the most significant adaptations of this story of Jewish life in the Persian Empire; a tale about averted genocide, a heroic queen and the machinations of court politics. Prominent in the Jewish tradition because of the festival of Purim, Esther has also provoked and inspired Christian and secular writers, artists, musicians and commentators for two millennia.This commentary unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story's engagement with themes of nationhood, rebellion, pro…
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Esther Through the Centuries traces Jewish, Christian and secular reception of the only biblical book not to mention God. Author Jo Carruthers introduces the most significant adaptations of this story of Jewish life in the Persian Empire; a tale about averted genocide, a heroic queen and the machinations of court politics. Prominent in the Jewish tradition because of the festival of Purim, Esther has also provoked and inspired Christian and secular writers, artists, musicians and commentators for two millennia.This commentary unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story's engagement with themes of nationhood, rebellion, providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile and genocide. Ranging from early rabbinic interpretation to contemporary rewritings, the book discusses the significance of Esther for artists such as George Eliot, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Handel and Michelangelo, who are drawn to the cosmic drama of good versus evil and its authoritative yet transgressive queen. The book examines Esther chapter by chapter, revealing a surprising afterlife remarkably resonant with contemporary preoccupations.More information about the Blackwell Bible Commentary series is available at www.bbibcomm.net.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-3213-8
- EAN: 9781405132138
- Produktnummer: 3306882
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 322 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.1 cm 635 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken mit Schutzumschlag
- Gewicht: 635
Über den Autor
Jo Carruthers is RCUK Academic Fellow at the University of Bristol working across the disciplines of Religious and Literary Studies. She has published on Esther as well as the reception of the Bible in literary and nationalist contexts.
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