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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Medieval tradition"”.
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<i>Paradise Lost</i> and the Medieval Tradition
This thesis is a comparative study of the Medieval influence on the creation of John Milton’s <i>Paradise Lost</i>, and the purpose of this thesis is to establish <i>Paradise Lost</i> as a poem designed to correct what Milton saw as the errors of the Medieval theological worldview. A range of …
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Spenser's Twin Pillars of the Kingdom: Arthur, Elizabeth, and the Medieval Tradition of Translatio Studii et Imperii
… the governing metaphor and principal method of medieval authors to explain changes in political power and romanticize the past. In this project, I examine medieval and early-modern conceptions of political power in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene and the medieval Arthuriana. Ultimately, I …
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Translation and Réécriture in the Middle Ages: Rewriting Merlin in the French and Italian Vernacular Traditions
… translations into the vernacular from Latin. Medieval translation will be studied through a comparative analysis of the story of Merlin’s conception in Robert de Boron’s Merlin and Paulino Pieri’s La Storia di Merlino, in addition to an examination of the translation of Merlin’s prophecies as …
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Conoscenza e azione. La teoria delle intentiones nella Escuela de Salamanca (XV‐XVI secolo)
… of the time. This culture, inheriting also the medieval reflections on the theme of knowledge and intentionality, will transpose it and will reach it to full maturity. On this line, the height of the issue will be the Aristotelis Logica Magna of the Dominican Juan Sánchez Sedeño (1552-1615), …
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The Origins And Antecedents Of Joachim Of Fiore's (1135-1202) Historical-Continuous Method Of Prophetic Interpretation
… views and to suggest the sources or literary traditions that might have influenced him in developing a systematically historical scheme for interpreting the book of Revelation.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This dissertation attempts to highlight and evaluate similarities between Joachim’s biblical …
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Returning the King: the Medieval King in Modern Fantasy
… structure and shared themes that can be found in medieval sources as well as earlier myths. Tales of kingship in modern fiction, specifically in the work of Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) and George R. R. Martin (A Game of Thrones), are similar to the medieval models, as kingship and the requirements …
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A mulher do renascimento inglês : segundo a escolástica e a tradição medieval
… entre o homem renascentista e o seu homólogo medieval: comungam da mesma metodologia epistemológica, partilham uma idêntica moldura de pensamento que subjaz à perspectivação da Mulher, apresentando- -se como guardiães da herança ancestral de tradições e ideologias escolásticas. De acordo com a …