Saint Joan Illustrated
Author | : George Bernard Shaw |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2019-06-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1072937379 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781072937371 |
Rating | : 4/5 (371 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Saint Joan Illustrated by : George Bernard Shaw
Download or read book Saint Joan Illustrated written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-09 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. Premiering in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. Shaw studied the transcripts and decided that the concerned people acted in good faith according to their beliefs. He wrote in his preface to the play: