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Joan of Arc
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Frances Winwar
46 books1 followerFrances Winwar (née Francesca Vinciguerra; 3 May 1900 – 24 July 1985), was a Sicilian-born American biographer, translator, fiction writer and antifascist activist.
Winwar was born Francesca Vinciguerra in Taormina, Sicily and came to the United States through Ellis Island in June 1907. Her pseudonym Winwar is an Anglicization of her birth name; she was required to change her name as a condition of publishing her first book. She was the daughter of Domenico Vinciguerra and the singer Giovanna Sciglio and after emigrating to the United States the family settled in New York. Winwar studied at Hunter College and Columbia University.
Winwar started her career at The Masses magazine at the age of 18. Following the publication of an essay in The Freeman in 1923 she worked for the magazine and did further work for the New York Times, New Republic and the Saturday Review of Literature.
Winwar is best known for her series of romanticized biographies of nineteenth century English writers. She was also a frequent translator of classic Italian works into English and published several romantic novels set during historical events.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Winwar was an outspoken opponent of Italian Fascism.
Winwar died in New York in 1985.[3]
Winwar was born Francesca Vinciguerra in Taormina, Sicily and came to the United States through Ellis Island in June 1907. Her pseudonym Winwar is an Anglicization of her birth name; she was required to change her name as a condition of publishing her first book. She was the daughter of Domenico Vinciguerra and the singer Giovanna Sciglio and after emigrating to the United States the family settled in New York. Winwar studied at Hunter College and Columbia University.
Winwar started her career at The Masses magazine at the age of 18. Following the publication of an essay in The Freeman in 1923 she worked for the magazine and did further work for the New York Times, New Republic and the Saturday Review of Literature.
Winwar is best known for her series of romanticized biographies of nineteenth century English writers. She was also a frequent translator of classic Italian works into English and published several romantic novels set during historical events.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Winwar was an outspoken opponent of Italian Fascism.
Winwar died in New York in 1985.[3]
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May 30, 2016
This 1948 book "Joan of Arc" by Frances Winwar was released to coincide with the motion picture of the same name starring Ingrid Bergman.
No matter how many books I read about Joan of Arc I'm always learning something new. I think this is one of the best books I've read in a long time concerning Joan and I appreciated the close look at Joan's trial and execution. Joan's suffering as a prisoner of the English and the Church was pretty horrific and Winwar didn't spare any of the details.
The author also provided many new details about the major players in Joan's story.
With a bibliography of over 100 books the author brings great detail to Joan's story in a very readable manner.
I will certainly read more books from this talented author.
No matter how many books I read about Joan of Arc I'm always learning something new. I think this is one of the best books I've read in a long time concerning Joan and I appreciated the close look at Joan's trial and execution. Joan's suffering as a prisoner of the English and the Church was pretty horrific and Winwar didn't spare any of the details.
The author also provided many new details about the major players in Joan's story.
With a bibliography of over 100 books the author brings great detail to Joan's story in a very readable manner.
I will certainly read more books from this talented author.
January 17, 2021
Maybe my seventh book on St. Jeanne d’ Arc, and i still learned new things. This is overall s fairly short book and a good read, you might have to brush up on a few random french phrases here and there, but overall worth a few hours of your time.
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