Joan of Arc A Life

Name: Joan of Arc A Life
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ISBN: 9780143113973

ISBN-10: 0143113976

ISBN-13: 9780143113973

Edition: N/A

Authors: Mary Gordon

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A master of the story form (The New York Times) offers a fresh, revealing portrait of the legendary saint Celebrated novelist Mary Gordon brings Joan of Arc alive as a complex figure full of contradictions and desires, as well as spiritual devotion. A humble peasant girl, Joan transformed herself into the legendary Maid of Orlans, knight, martyr, and saint. Following the voice of God, she led an army to victory and crowned the king of France, only to be captured and burned at the stake as a hereticall by the age of nineteen. Gordon does more than tell this gripping storyshe explores Joans mystery and the many facets of her inspiring life.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.09" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Chronological Table


Introduction



Of Her Time and Place



Approaching the Throne



Triumphant in Battle, the King's Anointer



What Kind of Warrior, What Kind of Defeat?



Accused



Virgin Body



Food for the Feast



Saint Joan


Notes