Habilitationsschrift--Mannheim. / Bibliography: v. 1, p. 411-444.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Princeton University. / Photocopy (positive) of typescript, made by University Microfilms. Bibliography: leaves 311-326.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4341. Adviser: Charles D. Wright. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-259) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Habilitationsschrift--Mannheim. / Bibliography: v. 1, p. 411-444.

Inaug.-Diss.--Halle-Wittenberg, 1885. / Vita. "Separatabdruck aus den Romanischen Forschungen ... II. Bd., wo die ganze Abhandlung, deren Anfang hier vorliegt, erscheinen wird." "Angabe der benutzten Hülfsmittel: " p. 8. Bibliographical footnotes.

Thesis--London, 1930. / Bibliographical notes at end of each chapter.

This dissertation traces the historical development of the Fenian narrative tradition—i.e. the vast body of story and song, some of it well over a millennium old, about the Gaelic hero, Fionn Mac Cumhaill and his roving warrior band. The first chapter traces the history of the tradition from the early medieval period up to Macpherson’s monumental publications. The nature of the literary manifestations of Fenian topics and such evidence as there is for an oral tradition prior to modern attestations are discussed. In a demonstration of the cultural relevance of the tradition, the ways in which socially and politically relevant meanings may have been woven into the extant texts are also explored. The focus then shifts in the second chapter to a consideration of the approaches taken to Fenian literature and lore in the Macphersonic period. Macpherson’s cultural milieu, motivations, and creative process are investigated, and his adaptations are situated in their national and international contexts. Their influence and sociopolitical import within a trans-Gaelic sphere in the century after their publication are then addressed. The third and final chapter examines the Fenian tradition in the post-Macphersonic period, with a particular focus on the sociopolitical significance of modern approaches to the Fenian tradition. This is the period of folklore collection, and of primary importance are the motivations and activities of folklore collectors in the Gaelic regions. Also explored are modern publications, adaptations, and overt politicizations of Fenian material, particularly in Ireland. The image of the Fenian tradition that emerges from this tripartite consideration is one of a dynamic and multifaceted body of story and song that has remained relevant over the centuries due to constant adaptation. / Celtic Languages and Literatures

This dissertation argues that, across her corpus, Christine de Pizan (c.1364-c.1431) advanced a notion of the common good that is both, and inseparably, political and theological. The project critically analyzes Christine’s theological notions of human personhood, moral formation, prudential self-interest, and destructive preoccupation with personal good. It demonstrates that Christine responded to, retooled, and restructured authoritative texts and traditions in order to compose a constructive notion of the common good. It argues that Christine wrote in the interest of peace in the bodies politic within which she counted herself: France, the Church, and Christendom. It concludes that Christine wrote to form persons for peace. / Religion, Committee on the Study of

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