Biblical women's voices in early modern England
By: by Michele Osherow.
Series: Women and gender in the early modern world
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780754666745
Subjects: Miriam -- (Biblical figure); Hannah -- (Biblical figure); Deborah -- (Biblical judge); David, -- King of Israel; Bible. -- O.T. -- Influence -- Modern civilization; Protestant women -- England -- Language -- History; Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches -- History of doctrines; Women in the Bible -- Biography -- History and criticism; Hebrew poetry, Biblical -- History and criticism
Description: Biblical Women's Voices documents the extent to which portrayals of women writerrs, rulers, and leaders in the Hebrew Bible scripted the lives of women in early modern England. Attending to a broad range of writing by Protestant men and women, including John Donne, Mary Sidney, John Milton, Rachel Speght, and Aemilia Lanyer, the author investigates how the cultural requirement for feminine silence informs early modern readins of biblical women's stories, and furthermore, how these biblical characters were used to counteract cultural constraints on women's speech. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).