Saint Joan: Preface
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Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about the 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. The play begins with Joan's trial for heresy and witchcraft, and then flashes back to show her earlier life and career. Shaw portrays Joan as a complex and contradictory figure, who is both a devout Christian and a brilliant military strategist. The play explores the themes of religion, politics, and war, and questions the nature of heroism and martyrdom.Book Details
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George Bernard Shaw
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Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, where he struggled to establish himself as a writer and novelist, and embarked on a rigorous process of self-education. By the mid-1880s he had become a r...
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