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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Medieval ideas"”.
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A Righteousness Housed in the Body: The Conception and Division of Kings' Bodies in Early Medieval Northwestern Literature
This thesis examines how the bodies of kings in medieval Irish, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse literature demonstrate sacral kingship, a theory which links the prosperity of a people to the strength of the king’s relationship with the divine. I argue that the practice of collecting the heads of English …
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The Towneley Tyrants
… such a fashion that they seem to personify the medieval concept of tyranny.</p> <p>In this study I propose to examine the characters of the four Towneley tyrants in their particular plays and against the medieval concept of tyranny and its evils. I suggest that the plays, while they contain no …
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Interpretatio Hiberniana: Classical Influences in Medieval Irish Depictions of Otherworldly Characters
Interpretatio Hiberniana: Classical Influences in Medieval Irish Depictions of Otherworldly Characters Brigid Kathleen Ehrmantraut This thesis examines the reception of Classical mythology in Ireland, primarily between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, and analyzes the influence of Classical …
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Feminino em Saramago : seu estatuto social e privado nas obras Memorial do Convento, Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo, Caim
O objetivo deste trabalho é conciliar a perspetiva de Saramago, em algumas das suas obras – Memorial do Convento, Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo e Caim -, e a mentalidade católica, sobre a posição da mulher naquilo que tem de social (radioso/solar) e íntimo (sombrio/lunar). Deste modo, abordam-se …