Saint Joan: a chronicle; and, The apple cart: a political extravaganza / by Bernard Shaw
by Shaw, Bernard (1856-1950)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Constable and Company, 1933. Reprint Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked clothm with gilt motif stamp to front board. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Prize label bookplate to front free endpaper. Hinges slightly worn. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 269 pages; Physical description. : vi, 269 p. ; 21 cm. Subject: Joan of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 - Drama. Christian women saints - Drama. English drama (Comedy) France - History - Charles VII, 1422-1461 - Drama.
Synopsis
One of Shaw's most unusual and enduringly popular plays. With SAINT JOAN (1923) Shaw reached the height of his fame and Joan is one of his finest creations; forceful, vital, and rebelling against the values that surround her. The play distils Shaw's views on the subjects of politics, religion and creative evolution.
Reviews
On Oct 16 2010, ElectricEel said:
As usual, Shaw works very hard at shocking the reader/viewer. He claims that the first trial, at which Joan was convicted, was more than fair, while the postumous trial, at which she was rehabilitated, was a kangaroo court. But maybe he's right. He also makes it clear that we're all willing to defend Joan now that she's been dead a few hundred years, but that if she were to reappear, we modern liberals would be the first to join the lynch mob.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 203552
- Title
- Saint Joan: a chronicle; and, The apple cart: a political extravaganza / by Bernard Shaw
- Author
- Shaw, Bernard (1856-1950)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Constable and Company
- Date Published
- 1933
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