person
Joan of Arc
also: Jeanne d'Arc, orleans-i szűz, Maid of Orleans
Joan of Arc (c. 1412–1431), the French military heroine who led French armies and was burned as a heretic; Madách cites her as female inspiration that burned at its height at the coronation but faded when sustained warfare replaced visionary zeal.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Maid of Orleans
Joan of Arc (c. 1412–1431), the French military heroine; Madách cites her as an example of female inspiration that burned at its height during the coronation at Reims but faded once sustained warfare replaced visionary zeal.