Jeanne d'Arc

by Frantz Funck-Brentano

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Genres: History

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1912

About the author

Frantz Funck-Brentano was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died at Montfermeil. He was a son of Théophile Funck-Brentano.

After graduating at a young age from the prestigious École Nationale des Chartes, Frantz Funck-Brentano was in 1885 named curator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, of which he never became director. His research focused especially on the Ancien Régime, primarily because this library housed the archive of documents from the Bastille, which represented an incomparable source for the history, in particular the political history of the Ancien Régime. Funck-Bentano himself compiled the voluminous and exhaustive catalog of this archive while he was curator. The depths of this resource led him to study all aspects of the history of the Ancien Régime: its institutions, peculiarities, personalities and famous events, which he made the subject of highly referenced books that brought great success to the library.

In 1900 he became replacement professor at the Collège de France, in the chair of comparative legislative history, where he dealt with the foundation of western European cities.

In 1905 he was appointed a principal lecturer of the Alliance française to the United States. At the same time he was mandated by the French government to study the spread of French literature in the United States, Canada and Cuba. In this capacity he spoke before President Theodore Roosevelt in the White House. On his return to France, he was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur.

In 1909 he spoke before French circles of Austria-Hungary, in Vienna, Prague and Budapest, on the history of France through the ages.

After this he served several times as lecturer for the Alliance française, in the Netherlands, England, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Romania and Russia. In 1907 the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres awarding him the important Prix Berger for his works on the history of Paris. He was elected member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in 1928, and president of the Société des études historiques.

Reviews

[Krisette Spangler]

This was a great history of Joan of Arc. It's very condensed, which was exactly what I wanted. I wasn't aware that the English were actually the ones who condemned her to burn at the stake. I thought her own people had turned on her, so that was nice for me to get that little piece of history correct. The art work was fantastic as well!

[Jeanie]

This was a short book, well written, and a quick read. It was a condensed but thorough biography of Joan, from her home life & family to her burning at the stake. The pictures & artwork in this book is beautiful & stunning. Because of the size of the book and the artwork, this can also be considered a coffee-table book.

[Karine Darnessy]

C'est toujours un plaisir de lire ce genre de petit ouvrage. Rien de nouveau concernant les faits relatés concernant Jeanne d'Arc et son destin. Toujours aussi outrée par la façon dont elle a été traitée par les religieux (elle était bien plus engagée et croyante qu'eux) et surtout par ce Charles VII, le roi fou, n'oublions pas.
Ce que j'ai apprécié dans cette version, c'est la narration. On est dans du romancé. Cela apporte une meilleure fluidité aux événements qui y sont contés. On va à l'essentiel et cette fois-ci pas d'avis de l'auteur qui casse le rythme et n'ajoute rien aux faits de cette partie de l'histoire de France.
En conclusion, j'ai bien aimé ce format où l'on trouve quelques explications sur certaines tournures de phrase de l'époque et surtout, on suit le personnage de Jeanne de manière impartiale.
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