{"product_id":"saint-joan-shaw-1946","title":"Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw 1946","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA young visionary confronts authority and belief\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Fair Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Browned and marked covers with rubbed edges, small chips and creases. Page edges are browned, with personal writing on the cover and opening pages. Text remains readable. Penguin edition 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw dramatises the life of Joan of Arc through the extraordinary conflict between one young woman's conviction and the institutions around her. Inspired by voices she believes to be divine, Joan challenges military caution and political expectation as she helps change the course of France's war. Her independence, however, threatens the authority of churchmen and rulers who cannot easily accommodate a person claiming direct guidance from God. Moving from the practical business of battle to the arguments of her trial, Shaw presents the opposing forces with wit and intellectual complexity. This powerful play explores faith, nationalism, individuality and the difficulty societies face when confronted by someone whose certainty reaches beyond the limits they have agreed to accept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67822598881492,"sku":"TVJ-034912","price":9.2,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-034912-1.jpg?v=1792370572","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/saint-joan-shaw-1946","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}