Joan of Arc by Marina Warner
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 as the embodiment of an ideal, whether as Amazon, saint, child of nature, or personification of virtue.
Marina Warner is a historian and novelist; among her books are No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock (1998), From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers (1995), and Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary (1983). She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520224643 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520224647 |
| Title | Joan of Arc |
| Author | Marina Warner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 1999-11-24 |
| Number of pages | 349 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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