Guides: HIS 216 & REL 216 Church History I: Ancient & Middle Ages: Joan of Arc, 1412-1431

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Joan of Arc: Maid, Myth and History by Timothy Wilson-Smith
ISBN: 9780750943420
Publication Date: 2008-11-01
Joan of Arc: Maid, Myth and Mystery is not merely an account of a life that was cut short; its focus is also on Joan's history, which in 1431 had just begun, and which, the author shows, was influenced just as much by the transformation in Anglo-French relations and by internal politics, issues of freedom and republicanism, and by changes in society regarding secularisation and belief, as by our response to the central issue of Joan's voices themselves.
Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War by Deborah A. Fraioli
Publication Date: 2005-03-30
Collects essays on the life of Joan of Arc, discussing her role in the Hundred Years War between France and England, and includes chronologies, genealogies, biographies of key players, and transcripts of primary documents.
Joan: the mysterious life of the heretic who became a saint by Donald Spoto
ISBN: 9780060815172
Publication Date: 2007-02-20
A national bestselling biographer delivers a meticulously researched yet popular account of one of the most intriguing and misunderstood women in history: Joan of Arc.
Joan of Arc by Kathleen Kudlinski
ISBN: 9780756635275
Publication Date: 2008-02-18
Filled with archival photographs and amazing fact boxes, this entry in DKs groundbreaking series tells the story of Joan, a young farm girl who became a Christian martyr after she heard voices encouraging her to secure the throne of France for its rightful heir.

For Fear of the Fire: Joan of Arc and the limits of subjectivity
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
Why are contemporary secular theorists so frequently drawn to saints, martyrs, and questions of religion? Why has Joan of Arc fascinated some of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century? In a book that faces crucial issues in both critical and feminist inquiry, Françoise Meltzer uses the story of Joan as a guide for reading the postmodern nostalgia for a body that is intact and transparent.
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Publication Date: 2009-06-01
No account is more critical to our understanding of Joan of Arc than the contemporary record of her trial in 1431. Convened at Rouen and directed by bishop Pierre Cauchon, the trial culminated in Joan's public execution for heresy. The trial record, which sometimes preserves Joan's very words, unveils her life, character, visions, and motives in fascinating detail. Here is one of our richest sources for the life of a medieval woman.
The Virgin Warrior: the life and death of Joan of Arc by Larissa Juliet Taylor
ISBN: 9780300161298
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
In The Virgin Warrior, Larissa Juliet Taylor paints a vivid portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure, whose sheer force of will electrified those around her and struck terror into the hearts of the English soldiers and leaders.