Portrayals of Joan of Arc in film
Subtitle: from the historical Joan to her mythological daughters
By: Margaret Joan Maddox ; with a preface by William A. Quinn.
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press; Edwin Mellen Pr
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780773449459
Subjects: Joan, -- of Arc, Saint, -- 1412-1431 -- In motion pictures.; Women heroes in motion pictures.
Description: Analyzes how Joan of Arc's heroism is deliberately undermined in film through the repetition of interpretations of her which enforce conventional patriarchal constructs and limit her heroism. --Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.