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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 reflects Shaw's belief that the people involved in Joan's trial acted according to what they thought was right. He wrote in his preface to the ...
- George Bernard Shaw
- 1924
Saint Joan, chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue by George Bernard Shaw, performed in 1923 and published in 1924. It was inspired by the canonization of Joan of Arc in 1920, nearly five centuries after her death in 1431. Shaw attributes Joan’s visions to her intuition and understanding of.
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Title: Saint Joan ; A Chronicle Play In Six Scenes And An Epilogue (1924) Author: George Bernard Shaw. eBook No.: 0200811h.html. Language: English. Date first posted: October 2002. Date most recently updated: October 2002. This eBook was produced by: Don Lainson.
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Summary. Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw. First staged in 1923, it is a dramatization of the life of 15th-century French military icon and religious martyr Joan of Arc, based on the historical records of her trial in 1431.
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Saint Joan is a play by playwright George Bernard Shaw that premiered in 1923. The play tells the story of the 15th-century French historical figure Joan of Arc, who was formally canonized as a catholic saint in 1920. The play was a critical success, and, shortly after its premiere, Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.
