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1	In the Name of the Britons: Historia regum Britanniae and the 12th Century Cultural Change Wu, Ching-yuan 29 July 2009 (has links) This thesis finds that Geoffrey of Monmouth¡¦s Historia regum Britanniae includes political arguments that support kingship government and primogeniture. Through analysis of existing academic literature, and through the perspective of cultural change theory, this thesis argues that Geoffrey employs three elements¡Xthe Norman writer Dudo of Saint-Quentin¡¦s work De moribus et actis primorum Normannorum ducum, the historical progress of the Normans after their conquest of Britain, and the Geoffrey¡¦s own support for kingship and primogeniture¡Xto compose diverse information into a political argument. This thesis also discovers that Geoffrey¡¦s political argument for kingship government and primogeniture is discussed by the Anonymous author of The Oldest Anglo-Norman Prose Brut Chronicle. The Anonymous author proposes the idea of contract as solvency for the civil wars which the combination of kingship and primogeniture alone cannot resolve. Geoffrey of Monmouth Historia regum Britanniae Cultural Change primogeniture kingship
2	Prophetia de duobus draconibus. Merlinova proroctví ve středověkých anglo-velšských konfliktech / Prophetia de duobus draconibus. Merlin's prophecies in medieval anglo-welsh conflicts Jauernig, Jakub January 2016 (has links) Diploma thesis Prophetia de duobus draconibus - Merlin's prophecies in medieval anglo-welsh conflicts deals with a political use of prophecies in a struggle between an English monarchs and Welsh princes. The most important among the prophecies are those revealed by Merlin. These include an interpretation of the combat between the red and the white dragon, which represent Wales and England. This thesis focuses on the character of Merlin the prophet, the medieval interpretation of the prophecies and their ultimate use in a political argumentation.
3	King Arthur as Transcendent Rhetoric of Anxiety: Examining Arthurian Legends as Sociopolitical Paratexts Ancona, Alexis Faith 05 June 2018 (has links) No description available. Medieval Literature Medieval History British and Irish Literature Folklore Gender Literature Middle Ages Rhetoric medieval literature geoffrey chaucer king arthur arthurian literature geoffrey of monmouth marie de france thomas malory le morte darthur paratextual analysis rhetorical analysis social anxieties self-actualization

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