| Saint Joan Contributor(s): Shaw, George Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443724904 ISBN-13: 9781443724906 Publisher: Hesperides Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This is an academically rigorous text, edited by leading Cambridge scholar Jean Chothia under the guidance of Len Conolly. It includes Shaw's original preface, described by Thomas Mann as "so good it almost makes the play superfluous." The play itself contains numerous notes and explanations to aid the student's understanding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Medieval - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.912 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.88 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16722 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains Bernard Shaw s 1924 play, "Saint Joan." It is a chronicle play in six scenes, and an epilogue that revolves around Joan of Arc. It elucidates her immense personality, problems, and potential. As well as the play itself, Shaw also furnishes a number of chapters on Joan of Arc that offer interesting insights into her life and character. This interesting and thought-provoking play will appeal to fans and collectors of Shaw s seminal work, and would make for a great addition to any collection. The chapters of this book include: Joan the Original and Presumptuous, Joan and Socrates, Contrast with Napoleon, Was Joan Innocent or Guilty, Joan s Good Looks, Joan s Social Position, Joan s Voices and Visions, The Evolutionary Appetite, etcetera. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author." |