Ebook {Epub PDF} Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses by Régine Pernoud

 · Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses: Author: Regine Pernoud: Edition: revised: Publisher: Scarborough House, ISBN: , Length: /5(2). Instead of writing a traditional narrative, Régine Pernoud cleverly uses Joan's own words or those of the people around her to give us her history. Tracing Joan's life from beginning to end, Pernoud relies on Joan's quotes as much as she can. She does add just enough narrative to keep the biography coherent but by using Joan's own words, we. At present, it is the best available record in English of Joan of Arc's Trial. Pernoud, Régine. Joan of Arc, by Herself and Her Witnesses. (). ISBN Pernoud, Régine and Marie Veronique-Clin. Joan of Arc: Her Story (). ISBN Richey, Stephen. Joan of Arc: the Warrior Saint. (). ISBN Spoto, Donald.

Regine Pernoud offers a superb example www.doorway.ru chapter begins with a short essay describing the major debates about some aspect of Joan of Arc's life, followed by excerpts from original sources. Pernoud invites the reader to reach his or her own conclusions. The material is well chosen and Pernoud's overviews are balanced. This book: "Joan of Arc by herself and her witnesses" is the definitive biography of Joan. It's all here and it's true. If you buy only one book about Joan of Arc this is the one to buy. Read more. 11 people found this helpful. Helpful. Report abuse. Eric Thiel. out of 5 stars Outstanding Work. Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses (ISBN ) is a translation of a book about Joan of Arc by Régine www.doorway.ru translator, Edward Hyams, won the Scott Moncrieff Prize for his work on this book. Pernoud was the founder of the Centre Jeanne d'Arc at Orléans, France, and a noted historian.. Consisting largely of excerpts from the original historical accounts, the.

Régine Pernoud's Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses is an extremely well-written and researched history of Joan, as revealed in the proceedings of Joan's trial of condemnation and the subsequent trial of rehabilitation. The book is not terribly long, but it is thorough, and Pernoud knows the original documents exceedingly well. Joan of Arc by Herself and Her Witnesses A Scarborough book: Author: Régine Pernoud: Edition: reissue, revised: Publisher: Rowman Littlefield, ISBN: , Length: Using historical documents and translated by Régine Pernoud, Joan of Arc seeks to answer the questions asked by Joan's contemporaries as well as us: Who was she? Whence came she? What had been her life and exploits?.