Joan of Arc

By Jules Michelet

Book Overview

The holy mission of the Maid of Orleans is recreated in this, one of the greatest of the books on Joan. Jules Michelet captures the hardships of battle, the glory of victory, the disillusion of imprisonment. Her betrayal and martyrdom at the stake have an enduring mood of beauty and brutality. Albert Guérard's sensitive translation offers the first complete English rendition of this classic nineteenth-century work. Jules Michelet, 1798-1874, noted French historian, is perhaps best known for his Histoire de la révolution française (1847-53) and his Histoire de France (1833-67). The late Albert Guérard was professor of comparative literature and lecturer in French civilization at Stanford University. His many books include Europe Free and United , Napoleon III , Education of a Humanist , and France: A Modern History .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472061224
• ISBN13: 9780472061228
• Release Date: February 1967
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

An invaluable translation

The life of the maid is not only well told by the author, but the translator, the late Albert Guerard (himself an historian and critic of great stature), has included an introduction and notes about the life, and the thoughts of Michelet that are important to the modern reader. This short work is well worth owning. Anyone interested in France, the Middle Ages, the Hundred Years War, or the life of an important woman in Christendom will find this, now classic work, a gemstone.

A wonderful story telling a details of Joans life

this is the most inspiring book i have ever read. It told about Joan's religous life and human life. This book I recomend to everybody above 15.