This novel in verse includes Joan of Arc's point of view as she is about to be burned to death. She revisits her life before she heard the voices telling her to fight for France, and then she reveals her progression from farm girl to soldier. Others offer their viewpoints. Even inanimate objects have the opportunity to voice their opinion about the girl (the fire that is lapping at her feet, the crossbow that shot her, the road to Vaucouleurs etc).
Interspersed are actual quotations from her Trial of Condemnation and Trial of Nullification.
Mr. Elliott did a superb job of researching and then taking that information and presenting in poetry. He even utilized poetry forms from that time period.
Amazing writing and admirable how Mr. Elliott was willing to tackle a challenging and creative project like this!
He also wrote Bull about Theseus and the Minotaur in this format.
Recommend for high school readers--warning-poems about: virginity, lust Also words like slut and being a woman of ill repute are used.
-Borrowed from the library.
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