Joan of ARC: La Pucelle
La Pucelle
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Paperback. A collection of documents on the historical figure Joan of Arc, some of which published in modern English for the first time, and contextualised by an extended intorduction and and useful contextualising passages Translator(s): Taylor, Craig. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war in favour of the French king Charles VII. The fact that she achieved all of this when just a seventeen-year-old peasant girl highlights the magnitude of her achievements and also opens up other ways of looking at her story. For many, Joan represents the voice of ordinary people in the fifteenth century; the victims ... Read more
This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war in favour of the French king Charles VII. The fact that she achieved all of this when just a seventeen-year-old peasant girl highlights the magnitude of her achievements and also opens up other ways of looking at her story. For many, Joan represents the voice of ordinary people in the fifteenth century; the victims ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Manchester Medieval Sources
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719068478
SKU
V9780719068478
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About La Pucelle
Craig Taylor is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of York -- .
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