Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses
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Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses (ISBN 0-8128-1260-3) is a translation of a book about Joan of Arc
by Régine Pernoud
. The translator, Edward Hyams
, won the 1965 Scott Moncrieff Prize
for his work on this book. Pernoud was the founder of the Centre Jeanne d'Arc at Orléans
, France, and a noted historian.
Consisting largely of excerpts from the original historical accounts, the book has been noted for this unique style. Saturday Reviews article gave the view that: "One feels closer to Joan in these pages than in any of the modern biographies where the author's mannerisms and prejudices often obscure her behind a mist of emotion and controversy."
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
by Régine Pernoud
Régine Pernoud
Régine Pernoud was a historian and medievalist. She received an award from the Académie française. She is known for writing extensively about Joan of Arc.- Career :...
. The translator, Edward Hyams
Edward Hyams
Edward Hyams was a British writer. Works included Soil and Civilisation, a biography of Proudhon, and Terrorists and Terrorism.He won a prize for his translation of Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses.- External links :*...
, won the 1965 Scott Moncrieff Prize
Scott Moncrieff Prize
The Scott Moncrieff Prize, named after the translator C. K. Scott Moncrieff, is an annual £2,000 literary prize for French to English translation, awarded to one or more translators every year for a full-length work deemed by the Translators Association to have "literary merit"...
for his work on this book. Pernoud was the founder of the Centre Jeanne d'Arc at Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
, France, and a noted historian.
Consisting largely of excerpts from the original historical accounts, the book has been noted for this unique style. Saturday Reviews article gave the view that: "One feels closer to Joan in these pages than in any of the modern biographies where the author's mannerisms and prejudices often obscure her behind a mist of emotion and controversy."