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Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Published not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. Shaw studied the transcripts and decided that the concerned people acted in good faith according to their beliefs. He wrote: "There are no villains in the piece. Crime, like disease, is not interesting: it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all [there is] about it. It is what men do at their best, with good intentions, and what normal men and women find that they must and will do in spite of their intentions, that really concern us." Michael Holroyd has characterised the play as "a tragedy without villains" and also as Shaw's "only tragedy." John Fielden has discussed further the appropriateness of characterising Saint Joan as a tragedy.
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Christian women saints, Drama, English Historical drama, English drama, History, Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431, Queens, Rome Civil War, 49-45 B.C., Social conflict, Social problems, Translations into Spanish, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, One-act plays, English, In library, 1919, Building stones, Stone BuildingPeople
Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Caius Julius Caesar, Cleopatra Queen of Egypt (d. 30 B.C), Cleopatra queen of Egypt (d. B.C. 30), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), John Burgoyne (1722-1792), Julius Caesar, Saint, 1412-1431 Jeanne d'ArcPlaces
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John Bull's other island ; How he lied to her husband ; Major Barbara
1930, W.H. Wise
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John Bull's Other Island and Major Barbara: also how he lied to her husband
1921-09, Constable and Company
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