Esther Regina : a Bakhtinian reading / André LaCocque.
| Author/creator | Lacocque, André |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | 200 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Series | Rethinking theory Rethinking theory. ^A323021 |
| Contents | The literary genre(s) of the Book of Esther -- The Book of Esther and the powers that be -- The secularism of the Book of Esther -- A trio of women: Vashti, Esther, Zeresh -- In the background: Israel versus Amalek -- Banqueting and festivities -- The Book of Esther interprets and is interpreted -- Otherness: the women and the Jews -- Appendix: outline of the Book of Esther. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007035875 |
| ISBN | 9780810124585 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810124580 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780810124592 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810124599 (pbk. : alk. paper) |