{"product_id":"9780713679960","title":"Saint Joan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSaint Joan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBernard Shaw | Jean Chothia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What other judgment can I judge by but my own?'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharting the meteoric rise and fall of Joan of Arc and her mission to drive the English from France, Shaw's\u003ci\u003e Saint Joan \u003c\/i\u003edraws directly on the medieval records to cut through the sentiment that characterized previous literary treatments of her story. A powerful example of a new kind of history play\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e its staging of dissent and social constraint, personal responsibility and female assertion, as well as fervent adherence to a cause, gave it a powerful modernity in its own day and continuing resonance in ours. Acclaimed internationally, this instant modern classic propelled Shaw to the Nobel Prize for 1925. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new edition includes Shaw's definitive text and full Preface and provides the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of the play to date\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring commentary on: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* the historical and theatrical context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* the development of the text and stage-worthiness of the play\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* correlation of the dialogue with the records of Jeanne D'Arc's trial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* an international stage history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* an appendix identifying the historical models for the characters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Editor, Jean Chothia, is a Fellow of Selwyn College and Reader in Drama and Theatre in the University of Cambridge. Her books include \u003ci\u003eForging a Language: A Study of the Plays of Eugene O'Neill;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnglish Drama of the Early Modern Period, 1890-1940, \u003c\/i\u003eand, as editor\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe New Woman' and Other Emancipated Woman Plays\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 August 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713679960\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369841852556,"sku":"9780713679960","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7c1c9cdf-d0d7-4694-9c04-372b4a783882.jpg?v=1783880674","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713679960","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}