Daniel Hobbins

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Dr. Daniel Hobbins is a Professor of History at The Ohio State University and an American historian specializing in Medieval France. He has also written in the American Historical Review. In this article, Hobbins writes on Jean Gerson.

Although his recent research involves Gerson, Dr. Hobbins’ most significant work is The Trial of Joan of Arc. This book has been the victim of a minor edit debate on the Joan of Arc bibliography page. Regardless of criticisms from one other Wikipedia editor, published scholarly reviews have been universally positive. For example, Wendy Maier of Oakton Community College writes that this "text is suitable for students, scholars, and anyone with an interest in Joan of Arc." Other reviews note the significance of the book as being the first translation of the trial transcripts in fifty years! (The Trial of Joan of Arc., By: Kriz, L., Library Journal, 03630277, 10/15/2005, Vol. 130, Issue 17) This review by Larissa Juliet Taylor, a professor at Colby College, says "The entire scholarly community will welcome two new books that offer English translations of many Johannine sources--Hobbins’ trial translation and introduction, reviewed here, ..." The reviewer thinks that Hobbins' book will be a useful for the classroom, because other editions of the trial transcripts are inadequate in various ways--not enough notes, bad OCR, etc. If this reviewer is correct, Hobbins' book will probably be in use in many college courses. Taylor's review ends: "Daniel Hobbins has provided an extraordinary service to the scholarly and educational community with this outstanding new translation of the Latin trial compilation. Equally important, his critical introduction and notes stand alongside the most valuable recent contributions to scholarship on Joan of Arc." Another positive reviewer refers to the book as "excellent" and "informative." The reviewer asks why "do we need Hobbins' new English translation?" The reasons given in this review by Susan Tiefenbrun are that Hobbins' book is "more reliable" and "more convenient."

References

Hobbins, Daniel. American Historical Review 109.2 (April, 2004): 681-681.

Maier, Wendy A. History: Reviews of New Books 34.256 (Winter, 2006): 56-56.

Tiefenbrun, Susan. "Why the Medieval Trial of Joan of Arc is of Particular Interest Today" in Journal of Law & Religion 21.2 (2005/2006): 469-473.