Saint Joan of Arc: Born, January 6th, 1412; Burned as a Heretic, May 30th, 1431; Canonised as a Saint, May 16th, 1920
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Vita Sackville-West wrote Saint Joan of Arc in 1936 at the age of forty-four, and had, at that point, already been writing for thirty years. At fourteen, Sackville-West published her first book, and at fourteen Joan of Arc first heard the voices. Joan was seventeen when she took command of the armies of France--a peasant girl in the early fifteenth century in charge of a nation's forces. At nineteen she was captured by the British and tried as a witch by a church court. Before her twentieth birthday she was burned at the stake. In 1920 she was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as a saint. In a clever, brisk voice, Vita Sackville-West tells the triumphant story of a French peasant girl raised in a country torn apart by the Hundred Years' War who rose from poverty to military greatness. With dazzling insight and clarity, Sackville-West breathes new life into Joan of Arc's beautiful and tragic story.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802138160
ISBN13:9780802138163
Release Date:June 2001
Publisher:Grove Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Truely Insightful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a must read for anyone who is interested in the real Joan of Arc. This is quite simply the best book I have read about her. Taken from recorded accounts Vita attempts to depict who Joan truely was without the romantic stories often told of this amazing woman. An important book for anyone wanting to know truth from legend.
A Dazzling Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is a beautiful mixture of rich literature and a concise autobiographical account! West truly knows who Joan of Arc was, how Joan lived, and her life. This book is astounding!
A Dazzling Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is a beautiful mixture of literature and concise autobiographical information! West truly knows who Joan of Arc was, what Joan did, and how she lived. This book is a masterpiece!
Informative and enjoyable biography written with great style
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
A thoroughly enjoyable and informative biography. Vita Sackville-West's voice informs the reader and highlights the facts without interfering with the reader's ability to judge the events discussed on his\her own. The author's style is witty, respectful of her subject, and a pleasure to read.
"best modern biography"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Imagine my surprise...I was looking for the best modern bio of St. Joan & found Sackville-West's book could hardly be improved on. It's brisk, witty, informative, and seems to be asking all the pertinent (or impertinent) questions that still confront us, trying to engage this "puzzle or Pucelle" (Shakespeare)
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