The manuscript of the medieval morality play The Castle of Perseverance contains an illustration commonly understood as the earliest example of a medieval stage plan. Yet The Castle is an allegory, an extended metaphor, the meaning of which comes from the exegetical tradition. Medieval drama is didactic, and education, like exegesis and metaphor, operates on many levels. The Castle plays on the meaning of play: to read it solely as a play is to read merely the first level of meaning. This thesis considers The Castle not in its usual dramatic context but in that of devotional literature: specifically, exegesis, mysticism, and the monastic practice of lectio divina, divine reading. It focuses on the text and diagram as the verbal and visual illustration of classical and biblical metaphors: among these, the pilgrimage of life, the castle of the mind, the treasure chest of the heart, and the river of the soul. Gregory the Greats Moralia in Job is discussed as the likeliest source of the metaphors found in The Castle; the Moralia serves as an exemplar of allegory as a systematic metaphor and a metaphoric system. The Castle allegorizes and actualizes an abstraction, the process of temptation; depicting the mind as a stage on which players become prayers. Morality plays concern the ethics of salvation: one is the sum of ones choices. Thus, the manuscripts goal is to foster contemplation or Christian Socratism, the examination of conscience, as a prerequisite to salvation and the mystical union with God.

The manuscript of the medieval morality play The Castle of Perseverance contains an illustration commonly understood as the earliest example of a medieval stage plan. Yet The Castle is an allegory, an extended metaphor, the meaning of which comes from the exegetical tradition. Medieval drama is didactic, and education, like exegesis and metaphor, operates on many levels. The Castle plays on the meaning of play: to read it solely as a play is to read merely the first level of meaning. This thesis considers The Castle not in its usual dramatic context but in that of devotional literature: specifically, exegesis, mysticism, and the monastic practice of lectio divina, divine reading. It focuses on the text and diagram as the verbal and visual illustration of classical and biblical metaphors: among these, the pilgrimage of life, the castle of the mind, the treasure chest of the heart, and the river of the soul. Gregory the Greats Moralia in Job is discussed as the likeliest source of the metaphors found in The Castle; the Moralia serves as an exemplar of allegory as a systematic metaphor and a metaphoric system. The Castle allegorizes and actualizes an abstraction, the process of temptation; depicting the mind as a stage on which players become prayers. Morality plays concern the ethics of salvation: one is the sum of ones choices. Thus, the manuscripts goal is to foster contemplation or Christian Socratism, the examination of conscience, as a prerequisite to salvation and the mystical union with God.

Se retirará este documento a solicitud del Sandra Rodriguez Dionisio, Coordinador de carrera de Ingeniería Civil. Fecha de solicitud mediante correo electrónuico 19-09-2019 / La investigación consiste en la evaluación técnico-económica de tres alternativas de cimentación, las cuales son platea de cimentación, sistema de zapatas y micropilotes, estudiadas en tres proyectos situados en un suelo de baja capacidad portante igual a 1.01kg/cm2. Esto con el objetivo de determinar la alternativa de solución más óptima en función a los criterios técnico y económico, teniendo en cuenta que la opción de platea de cimentación es comúnmente la más empleada. En cuanto a los proyectos, estos corresponden a edificios multifamiliares de 4, 6 y 8 pisos, de material de concreto armado, de sistema estructural a base de muros y sin sótanos. Estos ese encuentran situados en un suelo arenoso (SP-SM), sin presencia del nivel freático ni fallas geológicas, perteneciente al distrito de Ica, provincia de Ica, departamento de Ica, Perú. Respecto al diseño de las alternativas de cimentación, estas se rigen bajo las exigencias de las normas de diseño vigentes en el Perú, correspondientes al Reglamento Nacional de Edificaciones (RNE). Asimismo, se utilizaron programas de software como ETABS y SAP2000, para complementar el análisis estructural de los edificios y diseño de las alternativas de cimentación. Posterior al diseño, se realizó la evaluación técnico-económica, proponiendo un plan de ejecución (cronograma) acorde con las características y contexto del proyecto, como también un presupuesto económico para cada caso. Finalmente, mediante un análisis comparativo que contrasta ambos criterios, se concluye la alternativa de cimentación más óptima para cada caso de estudio. / The investigation consists in technical and economic evaluation of foundation alternatives, which are foundation plate, shoe system and micropiles, for three projects located in a low bearing capacity soil of to 1.01kg/cm2. The study objective is determine the best foundation alternative according to technical and economic criteria, taking into account that foundation plate is commonly the most used. Corresponding to the projects, these are multifamily buildings of 4, 6 and 8 floors, of reinforced concrete material, structural system based on walls and without basements. In the same way, these projects are located in a sandy soil (SP-SM), without freatic level presence neither geological fails, located in Ica district, Ica province, Ica department, Peru. On the other hand, according to the foundation alternatives design, these are supported by the requirements of the peruvian design rules “Reglamento Nacional de Edificicaciones” (RNE). In the same way, software programs such as ETABS and SAP2000 were used to complement the study of buildings structural performance and foundation alternatives. After design, the technical-economic evaluation was carried out, proposing an execution plan (schedule) according to the characteristics and context of the projects, and an economic budget for each case. Finally, through a comparative analysis that contrats both criteria, the best foundation alternative por each case is concluded. / Tesis