Esther van Raamsdonk is a lecturer in the department for English Language and Culture, with a focus on early modern English literature. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Exeter, and an MA in early modern English literature from Bangor University. Since then, she have worked at the Universities of Exeter, Queen Mary University London, University of Oxford and University of Warwick.

• List of FiguresNote on Editions, Spelling, and TranslationAcknowledgementsPreface: The State BiblesIntroductionPart I Divine DesignsGenesis: The Origins of the King James Version (1611) and the Statenvertaling (1637) The Frontispiece: The Politics of Production Annotations and Glosses Part II Translation to AdaptationBiblical Drama, Dryden, and Vondel David and the Divine Monarchy Naboth’s Vineyard and the Limits of Kingship Esther: Canonicity and Adaptation Conclusion: New LivesBibliography Index

Esther van Raamsdonk is a lecturer in the department for English Language and Culture, with a focus on early modern English literature. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Exeter, and an MA in early modern English literature from Bangor University. Since then, she have worked at the Universities of Exeter, Queen Mary University London, University of Oxford and University of Warwick.

• List of FiguresNote on Editions, Spelling, and TranslationAcknowledgementsPreface: The State BiblesIntroductionPart I Divine DesignsGenesis: The Origins of the King James Version (1611) and the Statenvertaling (1637) The Frontispiece: The Politics of Production Annotations and Glosses Part II Translation to AdaptationBiblical Drama, Dryden, and Vondel David and the Divine Monarchy Naboth’s Vineyard and the Limits of Kingship Esther: Canonicity and Adaptation Conclusion: New LivesBibliography Index

Esther van Raamsdonk is a lecturer in the department for English Language and Culture, with a focus on early modern English literature. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Exeter, and an MA in early modern English literature from Bangor University. Since then, she have worked at the Universities of Exeter, Queen Mary University London, University of Oxford and University of Warwick.

• List of FiguresNote on Editions, Spelling, and TranslationAcknowledgementsPreface: The State BiblesIntroductionPart I Divine DesignsGenesis: The Origins of the King James Version (1611) and the Statenvertaling (1637) The Frontispiece: The Politics of Production Annotations and Glosses Part II Translation to AdaptationBiblical Drama, Dryden, and Vondel David and the Divine Monarchy Naboth’s Vineyard and the Limits of Kingship Esther: Canonicity and Adaptation Conclusion: New LivesBibliography Index