Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
by Shaw, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
NY: Brentano's, 1924. First Edition . Hardcover. First US edition, near fine lacking a dust jacket. Spine label is slightly faded. The dark green cloth has a few small areas of wear on the front board. Laid in is the front cover of a program and two reviews from a staging of the play at the Grand Opera House in Chicago, starring Katharine Cornell. Slight offsetting to front pastedown.
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
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006146
- Title
- Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
- Author
- Shaw, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1924
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
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