''Joan of Arc, a village girl from the Vosges, was born about 1412--burnt for heresy, witchcraft, and sorcery in 1431--rehabilitated after a fashion in 1456--designated Venerable in 1904--declared Blessed in 1908--and finally canonized in 1920. She is the most notable Warrior-Saint in the Christian calendar, and the queerest fish among the eccentric worthies of the Middle Ages.''--George Bernard Shaw
With Saint Joan, Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc but unhappy with ''the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition,'' he presents a realistic Joan at war not just with British invaders but with realpolitik. This is a masterpiece of the theater of ideas, presented in the most eloquent, vital, human, and moving terms. Blackstone Audio commissioned this production from the award-winning Hollywood Theater of the Ear.
The distinguished cast of readers for this production includes: EDWARD HERRMANN, AMY IRVING, KRISTOFFER TABORI, MARK BRAMHALL, SCOTT BRICK, KENNETH DANZIGER, ROBERTSON DEAN, GREGORY ITZIN, JOHN LEE, STEFAN RUDNICKI, ROBIN SACHS, NED SCHMIDTKE, ARMIN SHIMERMAN, KITTY SWINK, GRANVILLE VAN DUSEN.
作者簡介
蕭伯納(George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950)
生於愛爾蘭首都都柏林，20歲時前往倫敦，1884年加入費邊社（Fabian Society），參與社務長達26年。蕭伯納是自由思想家，他支持女權，倡導兩性同酬，反對私人財產，贊成激進改革選舉體系。他一生創作五十多部劇本，數量之多，在英國文學中史無前例；他敢於挑破社會的膿瘡、人性的偽裝，產生驚世駭俗的力量，在英國文學中亦前無古人，畢生關注的主題為個人責任與精神自由，以及反抗社會陳習。蕭伯納於1925年獲諾貝爾文學獎，他接受此一殊榮，卻拒絕領取獎金。主要劇作有《芭芭拉少校》(1905)、《賣花女》（Pygmalion,1916，後改編為電影《窈窕淑女》）、《聖女貞德》（Saint Joan,1924）、《人與超人》（Man and Superman,1903）等，論著《易卜生主義的精華》為歐洲戲劇史上的巨著。
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950), Irish-born playwright, critic, and political activist, began his writing career in London. In addition to writing sixty-three plays, his prodigious output as critic, pamphleteer, and essayist influenced numerous social issues. In 1925, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 1938 an Oscar for the movie version of Pygmalion.
