Saint Joan
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw is a reissue published by Penguin on May 1, 2001, featuring 160 pages in English. This edition presents Shaw’s historical drama about Joan of Arc, exploring themes of politics, religion, feminism, and creative evolution. Shaw aims to portray a more realistic depiction of Joan, challenging traditional narratives and presenting her as a complex figure—proud, intolerant, naïve, foolhardy, and brave.
Readers will find this definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence, which includes Shaw’s 1924 Preface, the cast list from the first production, a chronology, and an essay titled “On Playing Joan” by Imogen Stubbs. The work delves into the intricacies of Joan’s character and her role as a rebel, making it relevant for both Shaw’s time and contemporary discussions. This edition serves as a significant contribution to the literary collections of drama, particularly within the European context.
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Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw’s powerful historical drama about Joan of Arc, which led him to win the Nobel Prize for Literature—part of the official Bernard Shaw Library
A Penguin Classic
With Saint Joan, which distills many of the ideas Shaw had been exploring in earlier works on politics, religion, feminism, and creative evolution, he reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc, but unhappy with the way she had traditionally been depicted, Shaw wanted to remove “the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition.” He presents a realistic Joan: proud, intolerant, naïve, foolhardy, and brave—a rebel and a woman for Shaw’s time and our own.
This is the definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. The volume includes Shaw’s Preface of 1924; the cast list of the first production of Saint Joan; a chronology; and the essay “On Playing Joan” by Imogen Stubbs.
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