Joan of Arc : a life transfigured
(2014)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
BIOGRAPHY/JOAN
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, [2014]
©2014
©2014
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map (some color) ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780385531207 (hardcover), 0385531206 (hardcover), 9780767932493 (pbk.), 0767932498 (pbk.), 9780385531207, 0385531206 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
In the beginning was the Word -- By angels' speech and tongue -- A small, nay, the least, thing -- The king's treasure -- Who is this then, that wind and seas obey? -- Surrender to the maid -- A leaping stag -- Black horseman -- The golden cloak -- The tower keep -- A heart that would not burn -- Life everlasting
A fully documented, inspiring portrait of the 15th-century peasant-turned-saint draws on historical facts, folklore and centuries of critical interpretation to evaluate the questions attributed to her character