Author: | George Bernard Shaw | ISBN: | 9781773235363 |
Publisher: | Reading Essentials | Publication: | February 20, 2019 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | George Bernard Shaw |
ISBN: | 9781773235363 |
Publisher: | Reading Essentials |
Publication: | February 20, 2019 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
With Saint Joan, Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc (canonized in 1920), but unhappy with "the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition," he presents a realistic Joan: proud, intolerant, naïve, foolhardy, always brave - a rebel who challenged the conventions and values of her day.
With Saint Joan, Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc (canonized in 1920), but unhappy with "the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition," he presents a realistic Joan: proud, intolerant, naïve, foolhardy, always brave - a rebel who challenged the conventions and values of her day.