The novel explores the imagined psychology of Joan of Arc, and tells her story from Domrémy to the coronation of Charles VII of France in Rheims. Significant secondary characters include Charles and Gilles de Rais. The novel enters into the minds of Joan and Charles but not of Gilles. A notable feature of the book is the conversations of Joan with her voices.
Critical receptionEdit
Kirkus Reviews noted about the novel: "This is probably Keneally's magnum opus, but like other culminating masterpieces its fictional components have been foreshadowed in his earlier, more modest novels. Again Keneally examines the predicament of the wise fools of this world, the forthright blunderers who, unlike the Establishment, take account of the realities of human suffering and cosmic bewilderment."[2]
Veronica Brady, in her essay reviewing a number of Keneally novels noted that the author's Joan is "an Australian version of the French heroine, and her predicament reflects a tension central to a culture in which relationships to history on the one hand and to the environment on the other remain ambivalent."[3]
Dedication: To my dear daughters Margaret and Jane.
ReferencesEdit
^Austlit - Blood Red, Sister Rose by Thomas Keneally
^"Blood Red, Sister Rose: A Novel of the Maid of Orleans" by Thomas Keneally, Kirkus Reviews, 1 January 1974
^"The Most Frightening Rebellion: The Recent Novels of Thomas Keneally" by Veronica Brady, Meanjin, Vol 38 No. 1, April 1979
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blood, sister, rose, 1974, novel, australian, writer, thomas, keneally, first, editionauthorthomas, keneallycountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrefictionpublishercollinspublication, date1974media, typeprintpages384, ppisbn0002210878preceded, bythe, chant, jimmie. Blood Red Sister Rose 1974 is a novel by Australian writer Thomas Keneally 1 Blood Red Sister RoseFirst editionAuthorThomas KeneallyCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenreFictionPublisherCollinsPublication date1974Media typePrintPages384 ppISBN0002210878Preceded byThe Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Followed byMoses the Lawgiver Contents 1 Story outline 2 Critical reception 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesStory outline EditThe novel explores the imagined psychology of Joan of Arc and tells her story from Domremy to the coronation of Charles VII of France in Rheims Significant secondary characters include Charles and Gilles de Rais The novel enters into the minds of Joan and Charles but not of Gilles A notable feature of the book is the conversations of Joan with her voices Critical reception EditKirkus Reviews noted about the novel This is probably Keneally s magnum opus but like other culminating masterpieces its fictional components have been foreshadowed in his earlier more modest novels Again Keneally examines the predicament of the wise fools of this world the forthright blunderers who unlike the Establishment take account of the realities of human suffering and cosmic bewilderment 2 Veronica Brady in her essay reviewing a number of Keneally novels noted that the author s Joan is an Australian version of the French heroine and her predicament reflects a tension central to a culture in which relationships to history on the one hand and to the environment on the other remain ambivalent 3 See also Edit1974 in Australian literatureNotes EditDedication To my dear daughters Margaret and Jane References Edit Austlit Blood Red Sister Rose by Thomas Keneally Blood Red Sister Rose A Novel of the Maid of Orleans by Thomas Keneally Kirkus Reviews 1 January 1974 The Most Frightening Rebellion The Recent Novels of Thomas Keneally by Veronica Brady Meanjin Vol 38 No 1 April 1979 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blood Red Sister Rose amp oldid 1178794039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
