Joan of Arc: The Early Debate - Couverture souple

Fraioli, Deborah A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0851158803 ISBN 13 : 9780851158808

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 2002

Synopsis

Joan of Arc arrived at the French court claiming to be sent by God to come to the aid of the dauphin Charles. Most studies of Joan focus on her political expediency, but the starting point of this book is her assertion that she was sent by God: it is the first real exploration of the application of the Catholic doctrine of 'discretio spirituum' (the discernment of spirits) to her case, and of her reception as a visionary woman. The author examines contemporary theological documents which show genuine debate about Joan's mission and whether she was diabolically or divinely inspired, also taking into account the two major literary works dealing with her, Christine de Pizan's 'Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc' and Martin Le Franc's 'Le champion des dames', as well as Joan's own letter to the English. Appendices offer translations of pertinent Latin and French texts. Professor DEBORAH FRAIOLI teaches in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Simmons College, Boston.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0851158803
• ISBN 13: 9780851158808
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 248
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