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Saint Joan: A Chronical Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

Saint Joan: A Chronical Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

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Saint Joan: A Chronical Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

by Shaw, George Bernard

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Very Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, uniform with Shaw's Collected works series. Green clothbound boards (a little bumped), gilt
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London: Constable and Co, 1924. 1st. hardback. Very Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, uniform with Shaw's Collected works series. Green clothbound boards (a little bumped), gilt spine titling clear; text block generally firm, untrimmed pages unmarked but endpapers tanned. Very slight forward lean. Provenance: Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Bt. (1887-1969) - soldier, detective novelist and Lord Lieut. of Buckinghamshire (no indication in copy but grouped with various editions that do). 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Standard Edition of Complete Works: 1st edition (1924) of one of Shaw's most unusual and enduringly popular plays. With SAINT JOAN, he 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.

Synopsis

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

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
IYC94457
Title
Saint Joan: A Chronical Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
Author
Shaw, George Bernard
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, uniform with Shaw's Collected works series. Green clothbound boards (a little bumped), gilt
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Constable and Co
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1924
Pages
114
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
drama, Shaw, Nobel
Bookseller catalogs
2nd-hand books;
Size
12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")

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