Saint Joan

Author(s): George Bernard Shaw

Classics

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, na ve, foolhardy, always brave-a rebel who challenged the conventions and values of her day.


Product Information

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama. Dan H. Laurence (series editor) has edited Shaw's Collected Letters and Collected Plays with their Prefaces. Imogen Stubbs is an actress and has played leading roles on stage, television and in film. Joley Wood has taught Anglo-Irish literature at Trinity College, Dublin.

General Fields

  • : 9780140437911
  • : Penguin UK
  • : Penguin
  • : 0.149685
  • : September 2001
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 11mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : George Bernard Shaw
  • : Paperback
  • : 101
  • : English
  • : 822/.9/12