Editing Book of Esther (section)

== Modern retelling ==
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!Year
!Type
!Cast or creator
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|1511
|Painting
|[[Michelangelo]]
|There are several [[:Category:Paintings of Esther|paintings depicting Esther]] and her story, including ''The Punishment of Haman'' by [[Michelangelo]], in a corner of the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]].<ref>[[:File:The Punishment of Haman.png|''The Punishment of Haman'']]</ref>
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|1660
|Painting
|[[Rembrandt]] van Rijn
|In 1660, [[Rembrandt]] van Rijn's painting of ''Esther's Banquet'' depicts how Esther approached the men at their level to make the request of erasing the decree.
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|1689
|Poem
|[[Lucrezia Tornabuoni]]
|The [[Italian Renaissance]] poet [[Lucrezia Tornabuoni]] chose Esther as one of biblical figures on which she wrote poetry.<ref>{{cite book |author=Robin, Larsen and Levin |title=Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England |page=368}}</ref>
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|1689
|Stageplay
|[[Jean Baptiste Racine]]
|[[Jean Baptiste Racine]] wrote ''[[Esther (drama)|Esther]]'', a [[tragedy]], at the request of [[Louis XIV]]'s wife, [[Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon]].
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|1718
|Stageplay
|[[Handel]] 
|[[Handel]] wrote the oratorio ''[[Esther (oratorio)|Esther]]'' based on Racine's play.
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|1881
|Poem
|[[Christina Rossetti]]
|The eighth poem of 14 in Rossetti's sonnet-of-sonnets sequence ''Monna Innominata'' portrays Esther as brave, beautiful, wise and witty, as 'subtle as a snake', and the woman who 'built her people's house that it should stand'.
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|1958
|Book
|[[Gladys Malvern]]
|In 1958, a book entitled ''Behold Your Queen!'' was written by [[Gladys Malvern]] and illustrated by her sister, [[Corinne Malvern]]. It was chosen as a selection of the Junior Literary Guild.
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|1960
|Stageplay
|[[Saunders Lewis]]
|The play entitled ''Esther'' (1960), written by Welsh dramatist [[Saunders Lewis]], is a retelling of the story in [[Welsh language|Welsh]].
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|1960
|Movie
|[[Joan Collins]]
|A 1960 movie about the story, ''[[Esther and the King]]'', starring [[Joan Collins]].
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|1978
|Miniseries
|[[Victoria Principal]]
|A 1978 [[miniseries]] entitled ''[[The Greatest Heroes of the Bible]]'' starred [[Victoria Principal]] as Esther, [[Robert Mandan]] as Xerxes, and [[Michael Ansara]] as Haman.
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|1979
|TV movie
|[[Olivia Hussey]]
|A 1979 [[television film]] entitled ''The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther'' and aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]], starring [[Olivia Hussey]] as Esther, [[Tony Musante]] as King Ahasuerus, and [[Harris Yulin]] as Haman.
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|1981
|Animation
|[[Superbook (1981 TV series)|Superbook]]
|Episode 25 of the 1981 [[anime]] series [[Superbook (1981 TV series)|Superbook]] involves this story
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|1983
|Musical
|[[J. Edward Oliver]],<br>[[Nick Munns]]
|The 1983 [[Musical theatre|musical]] entitled ''[[Swan Esther]]'' was written by [[J. Edward Oliver]] and [[Nick Munns]] and released as a concept album with [[Stephanie Lawrence]] and [[Denis Quilley]]. ''[[Swan Esther]]'' has been performed by the [[Young Vic]], a national tour produced by [[Bill Kenwright]] and some amateur groups.
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|1986
|Movie
|[[Amos Gitai]]
|Israeli film directed by [[Amos Gitai]] entitled ''[[Esther (1986 film)|Esther]]''.
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|1987
|Book
|[[Tomie dePaola]]
|Children's book titled ''Queen Esther'' written and illustrated by award-winning American author [[Tomie dePaola]] and published by [[HarperCollins]].
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|1992
|Animation
|[[Helen Slater]]
|In 1992, a 30-minute, fully animated video, twelfth in [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''[[The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible|The Greatest Adventure]]'' series, titled ''Queen Esther'' features the voices of [[Helen Slater]] as Queen Esther, [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] as King Ahasuerus, [[Werner Klemperer]] as Haman, and [[Ron Rifkin]] as Mordecai.<ref>{{cite web |author=Books of the Bible Christian Bookstore |title=I Have A Song – Shannon Wexelberg |url=http://www.booksofthebible.com/p1958.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063806/http://www.booksofthebible.com/p1958.html |archive-date=2011-09-28 |access-date=2007-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Internet Antique Shop – The Web's largest antiques & collectibles mall serving collectors since 1995 |url=http://www.earthling.com/cgi-bin/google.fcgi/itemKey=1923000071 |access-date=2007-05-31 |archive-date=2007-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021035836/http://www.earthling.com/cgi-bin/google.fcgi/itemKey=1923000071 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|1999
|TV movie
|[[Louise Lombard]]
|TV movie from the ''Bible Collection'' that follows the biblical account very closely, ''[[Esther (1999 film)|Esther]]'', starred [[Louise Lombard]] in the title role and [[F. Murray Abraham]] as Mordecai.<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Mertes, Raffaele (director) | date=1999 | title=Esther | series=The Bible Collection | publisher=[[Pure Flix Entertainment]]}}</ref>
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|2000
|Animation
|''[[VeggieTales]]''
|''[[VeggieTales]]'' released "[[Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen]]".
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|2005
|Book
|Ginger Garrett
|''Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther'' by Ginger Garrett. 2005, NavPress.{{importance inline|date=July 2015}}
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|2006
|Movie
|[[Tiffany Dupont]],<br>[[Luke Goss]]
|A [[Film|movie]] about Esther and Ahasuerus, entitled ''[[One Night with the King]]'', stars [[Tiffany Dupont]] and [[Luke Goss]]. It was based on the novel ''[[Hadassah: One Night with the King]]'' by [[Tommy Tenney]] and [[Mark Andrew Olsen]].
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|??
|??
|??
|Esther is one of the five heroines of the [[Order of the Eastern Star]].{{importance inline|date=July 2015}}
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|2011
|Song
|[[Maccabeats]]
|On March 8, 2011, the [[Maccabeats]] released a music video called "Purim Song".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Maccabeats – Purim Song | date=8 March 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgJInVvJSZg&feature=player_embedded |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211108/kgJInVvJSZg |archive-date=2021-11-08 |access-date=2011-08-09 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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|2012
|Book
|J. T. Waldman
|In 2012, a graphic adaptation of the Book of Esther was illustrated by J. T. Waldman and appeared in volume one of ''[[The Graphic Canon]]'', edited by [[Russ Kick]] and published by [[Seven Stories Press]].
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|2013
|Movie
|[[Jen Lilley]]
|[[The Book of Esther (film)|''The Book of Esther'']] is a 2013 movie starring [[Jen Lilley]] as Queen Esther and Joel Smallbone as King Xerxes.<ref>{{Cite AV media | people=White, David A. R. (director) | date=11 June 2013 | title=The Book of Esther | publisher=Lux Vide}}</ref>
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|2015
|Book
|Angela Hunt
|Hunt, Angela "Esther: Royal Beauty" (A Dangerous Beauty Novel) (2015)
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|2016
|Book
|Rebecca Kanner
|Kanner, Rebecca, "Esther" (2016)
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|2011
|Book
|Joan Wolf
|Wolf, Joan,"A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther" (2011)
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|2011
|Book
|Roseanna M. White
|White, Roseanna, M. "Jewel of Persia" (2011)
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|2020
|Book
|Jill Eileen Smith
|Smith, Jill, Eileen."Star of Persia: Esther's Story" (2020)
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|2013
|Book
|H.B. Moore
|H.B. Moore."Esther the Queen" (2013)
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|2014
|Movie
|CJ Kramer
|"Megillas Lester", an animated comedy loosely based on the Book of Esther, where a boy named Daniel Lesterovich (a.k.a., "Lester") is knocked out and travels back in time to the story of the Megillah, and nearly changes history by accidentally saving Queen Vashti. (2014)<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Kramer, C. J. (director) | date=2014 | title=Megillas Lester | publisher=Kolrom Multimedia}}</ref>
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|2020
|Book
|Elizabeth Mack
|Mack, Elizabeth. "The Queen of Persia" (2020)
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|2019
|Book
|Diana Taylor
|Taylor, Diana, Wallis."Hadassah, Queen Esther of Persia" (2019)
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|2020
|Stageplay
|[[Sight & Sound Theatres]]
|Sight & Sound Theatres produced "Queen Esther," a stage production (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-29 |title=First Ever Live Broadcast of a Sight & Sound Theater Show to Air Labor Day Weekend - Live! |url=https://www1.cbn.com/television/first-ever-live-broadcast-sight-sound-theater-show-air-labor-day-weekend-live |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=CBN.com - The Christian Broadcasting Network |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013031954/https://www1.cbn.com/television/first-ever-live-broadcast-sight-sound-theater-show-air-labor-day-weekend-live |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sight & Sound Theatres {{!}} Bible Stories Live on Stage |url=https://www.sight-sound.com/shows/branson/queen-esther/2023 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=www.sight-sound.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013031945/https://www.sight-sound.com/shows/branson/queen-esther/2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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