Book Release: "Joan of Arc" by Maurice Barrès
Joan of Arc: Hero of Lorraine, Hero of France, Hero of Christendom Selected Writings by Maurice Barrès Buy the Paperback Here Buy the Kindle Edition Here Buy on Kobo Here Newly-released is a collection of writings by Maurice Barrès (1862-1923). Barrès was a novelist, traveloguist, and politician. Among his political accomplishments was successfully pushing for France to establish a national feast of Joan of Arc and patriotism, celebrated on the second Sunday of May: due to Barrès' efforts, this feast was established in 1920, shortly after Joan's canonization, and it is celebrated to this day. The core of this volume is a collection of articles Barrès wrote during World War I, relating to this drive for a national feast. To supplement, I have also included some earlier, more lyrical essays on Joan of Arc's childhood, and a chapter from a travelogue about his visit, with his son, to Joan's hometown of Domrémy. Appendices also include selectio...