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- catalog abstract "Joan has a unique role in Western imagination-she is one of the few true female heroes. Marina Warner uses her superb historical and literary skills to move beyond conventional biography and to capture the essence of Joan of Arc, both as she lived in her own time and as she has "grown" in the human imagination over the five centuries since her death. She has examined the court documents from Joan of Arc's 1431 Inquisition trial for heresy and woven the facts together with an analysis of the histories, biographies, plays, and paintings and sculptures that have appeared over time to honor this heroine and symbol of France's nationhood. Warner shows how the few facts that are known about the woman Joan have been shaped to suit the aims of those who have chosen her as their hero. The book places Joan in the context of the mythology of the female hero and takes note of her historical antecedents, both pagan and Christian and the role she has played up to the present as the embodiment of an ideal, whether as Amazon, saint, child of nature, or personification of virtue.".
- catalog contributor b11489012.
- catalog created "2000 printing.".
- catalog date "2000 printing.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000 printing.".
- catalog description "1. The life and death of Jeanne la Pucelle -- 2. The afterlife of Joan of Arc.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-333) and index.".
- catalog description "Joan has a unique role in Western imagination-she is one of the few true female heroes. Marina Warner uses her superb historical and literary skills to move beyond conventional biography and to capture the essence of Joan of Arc, both as she lived in her own time and as she has "grown" in the human imagination over the five centuries since her death. She has examined the court documents from Joan of Arc's 1431 Inquisition trial for heresy and woven the facts together with an analysis of the histories, biographies, plays, and paintings and sculptures that have appeared over time to honor this heroine and symbol of France's nationhood. Warner shows how the few facts that are known about the woman Joan have been shaped to suit the aims of those who have chosen her as their hero. The book places Joan in the context of the mythology of the female hero and takes note of her historical antecedents, both pagan and Christian and the role she has played up to the present as the embodiment of an ideal, whether as Amazon, saint, child of nature, or personification of virtue.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 349 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0520224647 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000 printing.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "944/.026/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Christian women saints France Biography.".
- catalog subject "DC103 .W27 2000".
- catalog subject "Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 Influence.".
- catalog subject "Women heroes France Influence.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The life and death of Jeanne la Pucelle -- 2. The afterlife of Joan of Arc.".
- catalog title "Joan of Arc : the image of female heroism / Marina Warner.".
- catalog type "text".