The interrogation of Joan of Arc / Karen Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Karen, 1964-

Series:

Medieval cultures ; v. 20.

Medieval cultures ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian women saints--France--Biography.

Christian women saints.

Questioning--France--History--Sources.

Questioning.

Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431--Trials, litigation, etc.

Joan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 204 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial for heresy at Rouen in 1431 and the minutes of her interrogation have long been recognized as our best source of information about the Maid of Orleans. Focusing on the minutes recorded by clerics, however, Karen Sullivan challenges the accuracy of the transcript. In The Interrogation of Joan of Arc, she re-reads the record not as a perfect reflection of a historical personality's words, but as a literary text resulting from the collaboration between Joan and her interrogators.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Fairy Tree; 2. The Voices from God; 3. The Departure for France; 4. The Sign for the King; 5. The Inquiry at Rouen; 6. The Confession of Conscience; 7. The Prison Cell; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8986-5

OCLC:

236342924