Modernizing Joan of Arc
Subtitle: conceptions, costumes, and canonization
By: Ellen Ecker Dolgin.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780786431205
Subjects: Joan, -- of Arc, Saint, -- 1412-1431 -- Portraits; Joan, -- of Arc, Saint, -- 1412-1431 -- In literature; Christian women saints -- France -- Historiography; Idols and images -- Costume -- France -- History; Canonization; France -- Historiography
Genres: Portraits.
Description: "This work explores the attitudes that have followed Joan of Arc for centurie. The book's central premise explores the interconnected social and political threads that informed the decision to canonize Joan of Arc in the nineteenth century. A unique focus on the role of women's clothing and the feminine image prevails throughout the book"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and index.