Joan of Arc

Jeanne d'Arc (1412 - 30 May 1431)

- experienced visions from God (started when she was 12)

- at the age of 16 approached the garrison commander

- disguised herself as a man to travel through hostile area

- had to borrow armor, horse etc.

- she was excluded from meetings at the beginning

Joan’s accomplishments

- Joan of Arc turned conflict into religious war

- her background was searched

- she was a skilled tactic and strategist

- she rejected previous strategies and wanted to attack

- she was successful and although being wounded she continued to guide the army

More about Joan

- all Joan’s decisions were accepted

- some towns returned to French without resistance

- in Paris Joan was wounded although she continued to fight

- she was ordered to withdraw

The capture and trial

- 23 May 1430 she was captured

- she attempted several escapes

- although they tried to find evidence against her, they were unsuccessful

- stopped having public trials

- she signed a document which she did not understand

- she was burned twice and her bones were thrown into Seine

Cultural and political importance

- crossed gender and class lines

- first female to lead an army

- symbol of feminism for the suffragettes

- representation non-traditional, female warrior for universal rights

- lived outside cultural gender expectations: symbol for feminists and transgender

- “cross dresser” A person who wears the clothing of the opposite gender, for any reason

- 25 years after she died, she was declared a martyr

- symbol for the French revolution

Representations in art

LITERATURE- Personal Recollection of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur

Louis de Conte by Mark Twain, 1896- Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw, 1923- The Image of the Beast by Philip José Farmer, 1968

POETRY- The Tale of Joan of Arc by Christine de Pizan, 1429- The Orleanid by Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de

Charmettes, 1821- The Maiden of Orléans by Voltaire, 1756

MUSIC- Joan of Arc, a song by Leonard Cohen

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94f2exI6yF4

- Jeanne d'Arc, an album by Thy Majestie

- operas Giovanna d'Arco by Verdi, 1845, and The Maid of Orléans by Tchaikovsky, 1878

OTHER- over 20 sculptures,

mostly in France and USA

- Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne by Arina Tanemura

- animes such as Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh!

- computer and video games- Wars & Warriors: Joan

of Arc

Paul Delaroche, 1824

Alexander McQueen, 1998

Joan of Arc in motion pictures- Jeanne d'Arc (1898)- Joan the Woman (1916)- Joan of Arc (1948)- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of

Arc (1999)- Jeanne captive (The Silence of Joan)

(2011)

Jeanne captive

Films inspired by Joan of Arc

- Whale Rider- Pope Joan- G.I. Jane- Mulan- She’s the Man

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