LEADER 03794oam 2200577I 450 001 9910154687803321 005 20230808200807.0 010 $a1-351-95539-X 010 $a1-315-26155-3 010 $a1-351-95540-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315261553 035 $a(CKB)3710000000971780 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4770085 035 $a(OCoLC)973028007 035 $a(BIP)63370701 035 $a(BIP)58362133 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000971780 100 $a20180706e20162009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiblical women's voices in early modern England /$fMichele Osherow 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (202 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aWomen and Gender in the Early Modern World 300 $aFirst published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 08$a1-138-26590-X 311 08$a0-7546-6674-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. "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. 330 $aBiblical Women's Voices in Early Modern England documents the extent to which portrayals of women writers, rulers, and leaders in the Hebrew Bible scripted the lives of women in early modern England. Attending to a broad range of writing by Protestant men and women, including John Donne, Mary Sidney, John Milton, Rachel Speght, and Aemilia Lanyer, the author investigates how the cultural requirement for feminine silence informs early modern readings of biblical women's stories, and furthermore, how these biblical characters were used to counteract cultural constraints on women's speech. Bringing to bear a commanding knowledge of Hebrew Scripture, Michele Osherow presents a series of case studies on biblical heroines, juxtaposing Old Testament stories with early modern writers and texts. The case studies include an investigation of references to Miriam in Lady Mary Sidney's psalm translations; an unpacking of comparisons between Deborah and Elizabeth I; and, importantly, a consideration of the feminization of King David through analysis of his appropriation as a model for early modern women in writings by both male and female authors. In deciphering the abundance of biblical characters, citations, and allusions in early modern texts, Osherow simultaneously demonstrates how biblical stories of powerful women challenged the Renaissance notion that women should be silent, and explores the complexities and contradictions surrounding early modern women, their speech, and their power. 410 0$aWomen and gender in the early modern world. 606 $aProtestant women$zEngland$xLanguage$xHistory 606 $aLanguage and languages$xReligious aspects$xProtestant churches$xHistory of doctrines 606 $aWomen in the Bible$vBiography$xHistory and criticism 606 $aHebrew poetry, Biblical$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aProtestant women$xLanguage$xHistory. 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xReligious aspects$xProtestant churches$xHistory of doctrines. 615 0$aWomen in the Bible$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aHebrew poetry, Biblical$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a274.2/06082 700 $aOsherow$b Michele.$0896275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154687803321 996 $aBiblical women's voices in early modern England$92002084 997 $aUNINA