Shaw Bernard. Saint Joan

A Chronicle Play in 6 Scenes and an Epilogue. "Saint Joan" (1924) is a play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Published not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. The preface to the play presents the author's historical and philosophical reflections on Joan of Arc's personality.