Cultural References
The Pope Joan story has been reworked in a number of modern works. The story is retold in the Greek author Emmanuel Rhoides' 1866 novel The Papess Joanne. Pope Joan is a character in the opening scene of Caryl Churchill's feminist play Top Girls (1982). The story is reworked in American writer Donna Woolfolk Cross's 1996 novel. Pope Joan. There have been two film versions, a 1972 film directed by Michael Anderson and a 2009 film adapted from Cross' novel.
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