03794oam 2200577I 450 991015468780332120230808200807.01-351-95539-X1-315-26155-31-351-95540-310.4324/9781315261553 (CKB)3710000000971780(MiAaPQ)EBC4770085(OCoLC)973028007(BIP)63370701(BIP)58362133(EXLCZ)99371000000097178020180706e20162009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBiblical women's voices in early modern England /Michele OsherowLondon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (202 pages) illustrationsWomen and Gender in the Early Modern WorldFirst published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing.1-138-26590-X 0-7546-6674-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. "Should she not be ashamed?" : constructing Mary Sidney as a Renaissance Miriam -- 2. "My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies" : Hannah and the consequence of private prayer -- 3. "Give ear o princes" : Deborah as a model for female authority -- 4. "Naked against the enemy" : the feminization of David.Biblical Women's Voices in Early Modern England documents the extent to which portrayals of women writers, 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 readings of biblical women's stories, and furthermore, how these biblical characters were used to counteract cultural constraints on women's speech. Bringing to bear a commanding knowledge of Hebrew Scripture, Michele Osherow presents a series of case studies on biblical heroines, juxtaposing Old Testament stories with early modern writers and texts. The case studies include an investigation of references to Miriam in Lady Mary Sidney's psalm translations; an unpacking of comparisons between Deborah and Elizabeth I; and, importantly, a consideration of the feminization of King David through analysis of his appropriation as a model for early modern women in writings by both male and female authors. In deciphering the abundance of biblical characters, citations, and allusions in early modern texts, Osherow simultaneously demonstrates how biblical stories of powerful women challenged the Renaissance notion that women should be silent, and explores the complexities and contradictions surrounding early modern women, their speech, and their power.Women and gender in the early modern world.Protestant womenEnglandLanguageHistoryLanguage and languagesReligious aspectsProtestant churchesHistory of doctrinesWomen in the BibleBiographyHistory and criticismHebrew poetry, BiblicalHistory and criticismProtestant womenLanguageHistory.Language and languagesReligious aspectsProtestant churchesHistory of doctrines.Women in the BibleHistory and criticism.Hebrew poetry, BiblicalHistory and criticism.274.2/06082Osherow Michele.896275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154687803321Biblical women's voices in early modern England2002084UNINA