Shaw, George Bernard: 1856-1950

Saint Joan, 1923 - Background

Saint Joan (1412-1431)
- St. Joan of Arc: An interesting and scholarly biography from the unique point of view of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Joan of Arc as military commander: "Joan was especially skillful in the use of artillery. Since the English relied on the longbow and as the French were never able to develop a comparable arm, the gunpowder revolution affected the French more positively than their opponents." John Egan
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- Joan of Arc - Saint or Witch?: "Many today have come to think of her as a fighter for women's civil rights and even as a feminist. But history does not support this view. Joan took up her mission unwillingly."
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- A History of Joan of Arc: "The play premiered in 1923, three years after Saint Joan of Arc was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church."
- Joan of Arc: Why Is She A Saint?: "Joan of Arc could not possibly have known the fuller significance of what she was doing. She was a simple soul that was totally open to God’s will."
- Joan of Arc as a Military Heroine: Through her bravery and actions in the military campaigns of the Hundred Years’ War Joan of Arc had become a symbol of the French resistance.