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Joan of Arc : a life transfigured / Kathryn Harrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrison, Kathryn.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.
- Joan.
- France--History--Charles VII, 1422-1461.
- France.
- History.
- Christian saints--France--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, [2014]
- Summary:
- A fully documented, inspiring portrait of the 15th-century peasant-turned-saint draws on historical facts, folklore and centuries of critical interpretation to evaluate the questions attributed to her character.
- Contents:
- In the beginning was the Word
- By angels' speech and tongue
- A small, nay, the least, thing
- The king's treasure
- Who is this then, that wind and seas obey?
- Surrender to the maid
- A leaping stag
- Black horseman
- The golden cloak
- The tower keep
- A heart that would not burn
- Life everlasting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-360) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780385531207
- 0385531206
- 9780767932493
- 0767932498
- OCLC:
- 876833154
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