The literary genetics of Shaw's most famous play are here examined for the first time. The sources of Saint Joan are closely compared with the original shorthand manuscript and that is compared with its subsequent revisions. This evidence is supplemented by facts drawn from Shaw's correspondence in print, in the British Library, and in private collections, and by accounts both in print and in the correspondence of people who knew Shaw at the time of his writing Saint Joan. The manuscript and its revisions are examined in the light of all that has been written about the play since it first appeared in 1923.
Tyson examines the events that led Shaw to write Saint Joan, establishes the times and places of its composition, and speculates on the "models" upon which Shaw may have based his heroine. The scene-by-scene investigation of the original manuscript accounts as far as possible for later alterations and revisions and discusses passages of critical or historical interest. The concluding chapters survey the circumstances surrounding the first production of the play in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany and reflect on the impact that Saint Joan has had on drama for more than half a century.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-133) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 822/.912
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780773585133
- LCCN
- PR5363.S33
- LCCN Item number
- T97 1982eb
- Modifying agency
- DLC
- Original cataloging agency
- DLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (viii, 142 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00230145 (OCoLC)767670865 (CaOOCEL)436089
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- DLC
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 6
- Illustrations 7
- Preface 8
- Acknowledgements 10
- 1 From the Beginning 12
- 2 The Maid and Her Miracles 26
- 3 The Cunning Counsellors 45
- 4 A Saint to the Stake 59
- 5 The Memory and the Salvation 82
- 6 First Performances 93
- 7 Lasting Impressions 114
- Notes 128
- Index 146
- A 146
- B 146
- C 147
- D 147
- E 148
- F 148
- G 148
- H 148
- I 149
- J 149
- K 149
- L 149
- M 150
- N 150
- O 150
- P 151
- Q 151
- R 151
- S 151
- T 153
- U 153
- V 153
- W 153
- X 153
- Y 153
- Z 153
