The Life of Joan of Arc: Volume I Anatole France Author

by Anatole France

2021-04-03 15:07:02

Anatole France, the Nobel-prize winning French author, turns to a historical subject for this two-volume Life of Joan of Arc. Thoroughly researched with a wealth of references, he sought to bring a rationalist viewpoint to the legendary French heroin... Read more
Anatole France, the Nobel-prize winning French author, turns to a historical subject for this two-volume Life of Joan of Arc. Thoroughly researched with a wealth of references, he sought to bring a rationalist viewpoint to the legendary French heroine and to examine and, where necessary, overturn the superstitious additions to her history. He also hoped to counteract the Church's interpretation of her life, as that institution was, in 1908, well on the way to declaring her a saint. Volume I covers Joan's early life and visions, and her military career up to the coronation of King Charles at Reims. Less

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File size6.00(w)x9.00(h)x1.19(d)
Print pages534
PublisherBenediction Books
Publication date March 29, 2011
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781849024914
Anatole France (16 April 1844 – 12 Oct 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and successful novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man...

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