Saint Joan : A chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue by Bernard Shaw
"Saint Joan: A chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in 1923. It dramatizes the story of Joan of Arc, the 15th-century French peasant who claimed divine visions guided her to lead military campaigns. The play follows her rise from village girl to military leader, culminating in her trial for heresy. Shaw portrays all participants—including Joan's accusers—as people acting according to their convictions. Written
after Joan's canonization, the work explores themes of faith, authority, and the conflict between individual conscience and institutional power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 |
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| LoC No. | 24016535 |
| Title | Saint Joan : A chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue |
| Original Publication | New York: Brentano's, 1924. |
| Note | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joan_(play) |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 -- Drama |
| Subject | France -- History -- Charles VII, 1422-1461 -- Drama |
| Subject | Christian women saints -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76323 |
| Release Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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