Saint Joan

by Bernard Shaw

Saint Joan (1923) dramatizes the trial and execution of Joan of Arc, treating her not as a saint or a witch but as a practical, clear-headed visionary whose common sense threatened the medieval establishment. Widely regarded as Shaw's finest play, it won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. Shaw's characteristically witty preface examines Joan's historical significance and the nature of genius in conflict with institutions.

Table of Contents

Preface
Scene I
Scene II
Scene III
Scene IV
Scene V
Scene VI
Epilogue