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Saint Joan
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781025404653
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Saint Joan is a powerful historical play by George Bernard Shaw that dramatizes the life, trial, and martyrdom of Joan of Arc. Set during the Hundred Years' War, the work follows the remarkable journey of the teenage peasant girl who, driven by divine voices, leads the French army to victory against the English at Orléans. Shaw moves beyond simple hagiography to present Joan as a complex figure-a pragmatic soldier and a visionary whose unwavering conviction poses a threat to the established religious and political orders of her time.
The play explores the tension between individual conscience and institutional authority, examining how Joan's challenges to the Catholic Church and the feudal system led to her condemnation for heresy. Through sharp dialogue and intellectual depth, Shaw crafts a tragedy that is both a historical chronicle and a timeless meditation on the nature of faith, nationalism, and the cost of greatness. Saint Joan remains one of the most celebrated works in 20th-century drama, lauded for its insightful characterization and its exploration of the socio-political forces that shape human history.
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