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A young peasant woman reports heavenly visions, persuades authorities to let her lead military operations, and wins notable victories before political and ecclesiastical powers conspire to prosecute and execute her. The play follows her rapid rise from village life to public prominence, the conflicts that her authority provokes, and the posthumous reassessment of her fate. It explores tensions between individual conscience and institutional power, the constraints of gender and social expectation, and the ambiguous boundaries between sanctity, nationalism, and political expediency. The dramatization blends historical chronicle with incisive dialogue and ironic commentary to illuminate moral complexity and shifting public opinion.

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Title: Saint Joan

A chronicle play in six scenes and an epilogue

Author: Bernard Shaw

Release date: June 16, 2025 [eBook #76323]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: Brentano's, 1924

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

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SAINT JOAN


Saint Joan: a Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue. By Bernard Shaw.

BRENTANO’S - New York

MCMXXVI


COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

All rights reserved
First Printing, June, 1924
Second Printing, October, 1924
Third Printing, November, 1924
Fourth Printing, February, 1925
Fifth Printing, April, 1926
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA