{"product_id":"saint-joan-bernard-shaw-9780713679960","title":"Saint Joan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What other judgment can I judge by but my own?'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting the meteoric rise and fall of Joan of Arc and her mission to drive the English from France, Shaw's\u003ci\u003e Saint Joan \u003c\/i\u003edraws directly on the medieval records to cut through the sentiment that characterized previous literary treatments of her story. A powerful example of a new kind of history play\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e its staging of dissent and social constraint, personal responsibility and female assertion, as well as fervent adherence to a cause, gave it a powerful modernity in its own day and continuing resonance in ours. Acclaimed internationally, this instant modern classic propelled Shaw to the Nobel Prize for 1925. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new edition includes Shaw's definitive text and full Preface and provides the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of the play to date\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring commentary on: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* the historical and theatrical context \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* the development of the text and stage-worthiness of the play \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* correlation of the dialogue with the records of Jeanne D'Arc's trial \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* an international stage history \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* an appendix identifying the historical models for the characters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0713679964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713679960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e16722 \/ Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925726953727,"sku":"9780713679960","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b9f4716e-0d7b-42f4-a23a-4068bd6efbd8.jpg?v=1681078992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saint-joan-bernard-shaw-9780713679960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}