Historyczne interpretacje dokonań Joanny d`'Arc
Historical Interpretations of the Achievements of St. Joan of Arc

Summary/Abstract: Joan of Arc influenced the course of the Hundred Years War. She headed the army of the Dauphin Charles to liberate Orléans. Successive generations of authors attempted to answer the ques-tion: what was the real role of Joan of Arc in these events? From the chroniclers Perceval de Cagna and Jean Chartier, through the writings of Aeneas Piccolomini and Burgundian historians, a reflection began, marked by a strong national reference; on the threshold of modernity, it was therefore anonymous. The authors of the era of the Enlightenment and Romanticism looked at Joan’s achievements from the perspective of the new social situation and the archival materials they were able to query, then she became the subject of reflection as an individual’s model of conduct.

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