Screen LibraryJoan of Arc : the image of female heroism /
Joan has a unique role in Western imagination-she is one of the few true female heroes. Marina Warner uses her superb historical and literary skills to move beyond conventional biography and to capture the essence of Joan of Arc, both as she lived in her own time and as she has "grown" in...
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University of California Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Berkeley : |
| Publication Dates: |
2000. ©1981 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Joan has a unique role in Western imagination-she is one of the few true female heroes. Marina Warner uses her superb historical and literary skills to move beyond conventional biography and to capture the essence of Joan of Arc, both as she lived in her own time and as she has "grown" in the human imagination over the five centuries since her death. She has examined the court documents from Joan of Arc's 1431 Inquisition trial for heresy and woven the facts together with an analysis of the histories, biographies, plays, and paintings and sculptures that have appeared over time to honor this heroine and symbol of France's nationhood ... |
| Item Description: | Previously published: New York : Knopf, 1981. |
| Carrier Form: | xxvi, 349 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-333) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780520224643 0520224647 |
| Index Number: | DC103 |
| CLC: | B979.956.5 |
| Call Number: | B979.956.5/W283 |
| Contents: | 1. The life and death of Jeanne la Pucelle -- 2. The afterlife of Joan of Arc. |