The Effulgence Within: Significance of the Epilogue in Shaw's Saint Joan

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Significance of the Epilogue in Shaw's Saint Joan

Joan of Arc’s burning at the stake in 1431, is depicted in the last scene of Shaw’s Saint Joan. But the Epilogue which is a dream-fantasy, completes her life-story by showing her rehabilitation in 1456 and her canonization in 1920. On one dark and stormy night in June 1456, King Charles VII of... Sign in to see full entry.

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