Saint Joan
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ePUB 3
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Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Altersempfehlung
0 - 99 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
27.03.2026
Verlag
LegorretaSeitenzahl
100 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
1342 KB
Sprache
Spanisch
EAN
7502319079812
"Saint Joan is a historical drama by George Bernard Shaw that reinterprets the life of Joan of Arc through a modern, critical lens. Set during the later stages of the Hundred Years' War, the play follows Joan, a young peasant girl who claims divine guidance in her mission to support Charles VII and liberate France from English domination. Her unwavering conviction and fearless leadership inspire soldiers and unsettle political and religious authorities alike.
Rather than portraying Joan as merely a saintly martyr, Shaw presents her as a visionary individualist whose clarity of purpose threatens established institutions. Church officials and political leaders, unable to control or categorize her, gradually perceive her independence as dangerous. Her trial becomes less a matter of heresy than a struggle between personal conscience and institutional power.
Condemned and burned at the stake, Joan's fate reveals the tragic consequences of rigid authority confronting inspired reform. In the epilogue, Shaw reflects on how societies often destroy those who challenge prevailing norms, only to canonize them later.
Through sharp dialogue and intellectual nuance, Saint Joan examines themes of nationalism, faith, reform, and the conflict between progress and tradition, offering a deeply human and thought-provoking portrait of a historical icon."
Rather than portraying Joan as merely a saintly martyr, Shaw presents her as a visionary individualist whose clarity of purpose threatens established institutions. Church officials and political leaders, unable to control or categorize her, gradually perceive her independence as dangerous. Her trial becomes less a matter of heresy than a struggle between personal conscience and institutional power.
Condemned and burned at the stake, Joan's fate reveals the tragic consequences of rigid authority confronting inspired reform. In the epilogue, Shaw reflects on how societies often destroy those who challenge prevailing norms, only to canonize them later.
Through sharp dialogue and intellectual nuance, Saint Joan examines themes of nationalism, faith, reform, and the conflict between progress and tradition, offering a deeply human and thought-provoking portrait of a historical icon."
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