Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972. / Typescript. Vita. Appendix (including vols. 2-3): A concordance to the poetry of Coventry Patmore. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliography.

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The story of Lady Godiva's naked ride through Coventry is well known. While scholars agree that it has no historical basis, no satisfactory explanation has been offered as to when and why it first appeared. This thesis explores the possibility that it may have been an original composition intended as hagiography. Beginning with the historical Godiva, who died in 1067, it details the various categories of saint that were popular in Anglo-Saxon England, in particular the 'cartulary' or 'founder' saint - a category for which Godiva was eminently qualified. It examines the possibility of political objections to her canonization in the light of her grandsons' role in the rebellion against William the Conqueror, and considers the allegation that Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, had a particular animosity towards the English saints. The paper then turns to hagiography as a literary genre. It explores the purpose of writing about the saints, and how this correlates with the well-known flurry of such writing that occurred in England in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest. It discusses the influence of folklore, classical literature and twelfth-century courtly romance on hagiography in general, and examines the story of Godiva's Ride with specific reference to the Virgin Martyr tradition and to Chrétien de Troyes' courtly romance Erec et Enide. A brief overview of the political situation in Coventry when the story was first written in 1218 suggests that Godiva was intended to serve a role similar to that of the cartulary saint. Finally, the thesis considers how Godiva became a local folk hero, and how this may have preserved her memory long after she would have been forgotten as a saint. It examines her changing role as a symbol of Coventry and of the East Midlands, and ends with the revelation that she may have become a saint after all - albeit of a uniquely secular variety.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Texte remanié de: Thesis. / Bibliogr. p. 194-204. Index.

Malgré l'impression de pérennité qui se dégage de leur structure, les villes sont vulnérables: en l'espace de quelques heures, elles peuvent être détruites durant une catastrophe naturelle ou un conflit. L'histoire urbaine regorge d'exemples de villes ainsi détruites qui ont par la suite été reconstruites. Loin d'être de simples phoenix renaissant de leurs cendres, ces milieux urbains illustrent toute la complexité du processus de résilience urbaine, à savoir la capacité des villes de retrouver un état de stabilité après avoir subi un traumatisme plus ou moins important. Partant de l'idée que les regards contemporains portés sur la reconstruction sont directement hérités des registres d'interprétation mis en place depuis la destruction des villes, la thèse explore le processus de transmission de la ville reconstruite comme paysage urbain. En émettant l'hypothèse que la reconstruction des villes ne dépend pas uniquement d'une démarche pragmatique destinée à rétablir un cadre bâti tangible mais qu'elle est également issue d'un ensemble de discours desquels ressortent des représentations de la ville qui est reconstruite, la recherche propose de mieux comprendre les dimensions physique et symbolique qui font partie intégrante du processus de résilience urbaine. À travers l'analyse des regards portés sur les villes de Dunkerque (France) et de Coventry (Angleterre), toutes deux détruites à plus de 80% durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale et dont les reconstructions ont été largement présentées dans les médias, la recherche dégage plusieurs registres discursifs: l'étude des plans de reconstruction, des articles des quotidiens locaux et des revues spécialisées de l'époque, des guides touristiques, des journaux municipaux, voire même des cartes postales, des expositions et des affiches permet de mettre en lumière une pluralité des trames narratives et une polysémie de la reconstruction. Ces discours, mis en place par les divers acteurs de l'urbain, ne sont pas linéaires: certains procèdent par rétroaction positive, d'autres apparaissent puis disparaissent, etc. Leur analyse révèle des configurations spatio-temporelles différentes. On comprend ainsi comment l'image de la ville reconstruite est mise en place et évolue. La reconstruction sous-tend des mécanismes complexes de créations et de re-créations, d'interprétations et de réinterprétations du fait urbain. La superposition et la succession des discours illustrent la quête d'une vision commune de la ville reconstruite (modification des temps et des rythmes de la ville en fonction de l'urbanisme choisi, des vitesses de reconstruction, du vieillissement de la reconstruction, etc.). La portée du modèle proposé peut aussi bien être appliquée aux cas anciens pour permettre aux acteurs de l'urbain une intervention adaptée sur la ville d'aujourd'hui que sur les cas récents de milieux urbains détruits pour une meilleure compréhension des enjeux de la reconstruction. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Reconstruction, Résilience urbaine, Paysage urbain, Patrimoine, Urbanisme.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1933. / At head of title: The Catholic university of America. "A bibliography of works referred to in this study": p. 119-121.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1933. / At head of title: The Catholic university of America. "A bibliography of works referred to in this study": p. 119-121.

The central focus of the thesis is Alice Arnold (1881-1955), women's organiser for the Workers' Union in Coventry between 1917 and 1931 and Labour councillor on Coventry City Council from 1919. The adoption of a local, biographical approach highlights the need to move beyond generalisations about 'Labour women' and encourages examination of the diverse political experiences of women who worked within trade unionism and municipal labour politics in interwar Britain. Within the context of Coventry's early twentieth century industrial and political development, Arnold's politicisation is explored and her experiences compared with those of men and women activists who worked in the industrial and political wings of the Coventry Labour movement. Additionally material that allows comparisons to be made with national figures as well as those from other localities is employed. As well as emphasising the influence of factors including gender, class and political affiliation upon Arnold's position within the male dominated labour movement between the wars, there is consideration of the effect that her status as a single woman had upon her career. The thesis advances what is known about the development of regional labour politics and emphasises the effects that local political, economic and social factors had upon both the involvement of women and on the attitudes of male colleagues towards women's participation. The study is situated within a tradition of feminist history that seeks not merely to draw attention to what women did but questions their motivations for doing it and how they were able to pursue their political ambitions. Through analysis of a range of primary sources, it examines the effects that gendered perceptions and sexist stereotypes had on the ways in which women were able to work within trade unionism and municipal politics. It places women's interests first in an area of history that has traditionally been dominated by accounts of men's involvement and it challenges the construction of historical accounts that have ignored or marginalised women. The influence of masculine epistemology on the ways in which women's political work has been recorded both nationally and at a local level is examined throughout the thesis.