Although set in 15th century Europe, Joan of Arc is a key text for anyone who would understand the ambivalence that greeted the "New Women" in turn-of-the-century America. Twain's novel, as Susan Harris notes in her afterword, illuminates "some of the major currents, and contradictions, of turn-of-the-century life and thought."
Although set in 15th century Europe, Joan of Arc is a key text for anyone who would understand the ambivalence that greeted the "New Women" in turn-of-the-century America. Twain's novel, as Susan Harris notes in her afterword, illuminates "some of the major currents, and contradictions, of turn-of-the-century life and thought."
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
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ISBN-13: | 9781595473059 |
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Publisher: | NuVision Publications, LLC |
Publication date: | 01/01/2004 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 793 KB |