![]() ![]() ![]() That’s only one aspect of this dense biography. Whether Joan of Arc intentionally patterned her life after the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ ministry, or her chroniclers structured it that way after her death, or it was all mere coincidence, her narrative mirrors that of Christ in a way most befitting of a Holy Maid. But as the pages went by, and the parallels continued to manifest, I began to agree with her observations. The first time Harrison brought it up, I thought she was stretching credulity. It’s an unexpected comparison, Joan of Arc and Christ of Nazareth. In this latest biography, Kathryn Harrison combines history, folklore, scripture, and scholarly interpretation of Joan’s deeds to create Joan so mythological in scope that her life can be compared to only one other: that of Jesus Christ himself. In each retelling, her legend is embellished and enlarged. Countless artists in paintings, books, and movies have explored her life, asking whether she was divinely inspired or schizophrenic, a naïve peasant or a calculating warrior. Few women have captured the public imagination like Joan of Arc. To the English, she was a witch communing with demons. To the French, she spoke to angels, leading their troops to victory over impossible odds. Fashion_piranha Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured ![]()
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