Saint Joan
By: Bernard Shaw ; edited by Jean Chothia
Contributors: Chothia, Jean, editor
Series: New mermaids
Publisher: BLoomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama
Description: In 'Saint Joan', the play that led directly to his Nobel Prize for Literature, Shaw shines a light on the roots of nationalism, religious fervour and hero worship. This critical edition features a wealth of notes, an extended introduction that explores the play's theatrical and historical context, and Shaw's original preface.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Methuen Drama, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.