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Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

(George) Bernard Shaw

Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

Audio CD (Blackstone Audio, Inc. March 1, 2012) , Audio Theater edition
*Winner of the 2011 Audie® Award for Best Audio Drama *Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award [**This is a Full-Cast Audio Theater Production] ''Joan of Arc, a village girl from the Vosges, was born about 1412--burnt for heresy, witchcraft, and sorcery in 1431--rehabilitated after a fashion in 1456--designated Venerable in 1904--declared Blessed in 1908--and finally canonized in 1920. She is the most notable Warrior-Saint in the Christian calendar, and the queerest fish among the eccentric worthies of the Middle Ages.''--George Bernard Shaw With Saint Joan, Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc but unhappy with ''the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition,'' he presents a realistic Joan at war not just with British invaders but with realpolitik. This is a masterpiece of the theater of ideas, presented in the most eloquent, vital, human, and moving terms. Blackstone Audio commissioned this production from the award-winning Hollywood Theater of the Ear. **The distinguished cast of readers for this production includes: EDWARD HERRMANN, AMY IRVING, KRISTOFFER TABORI, MARK BRAMHALL, SCOTT BRICK, KENNETH DANZIGER, ROBERTSON DEAN, GREGORY ITZIN, JOHN LEE, STEFAN RUDNICKI, ROBIN SACHS, NED SCHMIDTKE, ARMIN SHIMERMAN, KITTY SWINK, GRANVILLE VAN DUSEN.
ISBN
1441727795 / 9781441727794
Weight
0.8 oz.
Dimensions
5.2 x 0.5 in.

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