Saint Joan: a Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
by Shaw, Bernard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oakdale, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1933. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Navy blue cloth with pastedown title block on spine. 10th printing. No DJ. Corners and edges bumped. Boards peeking thru at corners and spine ends well worn. A few light stains/soiling. Text block edges are tanned. Binding is a little loose, hinges solid. Closed tear on page 82 of the preface. A number neatly written in corner of back pastedown, otherwise pages are unmarked. A nice reading copy in Good+ condition.
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
- Foggy Mountain Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000326
- Title
- Saint Joan: a Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
- Author
- Shaw, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Pages
- 163
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- Text Block
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- Cloth
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