Joan Of Arc: By Herself And Her Witnesses
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of medieval biography, Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses presents the extraordinary life of the fifteenth-century French heroine through the most authoritative source imaginable — her own words and those of the people who knew her. Régine Pernoud, one of France's foremost medieval historians, draws directly from trial transcripts, eyewitness testimonies, and contemporary documents to construct a vivid and rigorously sourced portrait of Joan of Arc. The result is a narrative that strips away centuries of myth and hagiography, restoring Joan to her full historical humanity with scholarly precision and compelling clarity. Translated from the French by Edward Hyams with a preface by Andrew Sinclair, this edition makes Pernoud's groundbreaking research accessible to English-language readers. It stands as an essential text for anyone seeking a serious, primary-source-grounded understanding of one of history's most remarkable figures.
Author: Régine Pernoud
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Heron Books
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of medieval biography, Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses presents the extraordinary life of the fifteenth-century French heroine through the most authoritative source imaginable — her own words and those of the people who knew her. Régine Pernoud, one of France's foremost medieval historians, draws directly from trial transcripts, eyewitness testimonies, and contemporary documents to construct a vivid and rigorously sourced portrait of Joan of Arc. The result is a narrative that strips away centuries of myth and hagiography, restoring Joan to her full historical humanity with scholarly precision and compelling clarity. Translated from the French by Edward Hyams with a preface by Andrew Sinclair, this edition makes Pernoud's groundbreaking research accessible to English-language readers. It stands as an essential text for anyone seeking a serious, primary-source-grounded understanding of one of history's most remarkable figures.