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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.
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.
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