<p>This thesis is a general study of Louis Rustaing de Saint-Jory's Les Femmes militaires (1735). It compares sorne aspects of Saint-Jory's work to a few earlier imaginary voyages and discusses contemporary literary tastes, in particular Orientalism and medievalism. It seeks possible sources for the author's ideas on the equality of the sexes and traces the development of feminism in France from the latter half of the seventeenth century to the time of publication of Saint-Jory's novel.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>A study of their common aesthetic approach to literature seen through their critical writings.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>An examination of the influence and role of courtly love, as portrayed and defined by Chrétien de Troyes and Andreas Capellanus, in three plays of Jean Racine: Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, and Bérénice.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The social writings of André Gide may not be considered as being separate from or unrelated to the rest of the author's work. They constitute a development of that problem which Gide examines in all his work, namely the search for a code of ethics for individual life in society, and in particular the assertion of the extent to which man may be hindered by other people as well as by certain social attitudes and institutions in the fulfilment of his desires and in the satisfaction of his requirements.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>The reality of man's existence became a great source of inspiration in Eugène Ionesco's theatre. The aim of this thesis is to examine Ionesco's ideas on the victimization of man in his universe. In our presentation of his concepts, examples will be shown from various works (La Leçon, La Cantatrice Chauve, Les Chaises, Jacques ou La Soumission, Rhinocéros, Victimes du Devoir, Amédeé ou Comment - s'en débarrasser, and Jeux de Massacre) in order to fully examine his particular vision of life. Such a study aims at bringing about a realization and understanding of the conditions man is exposed to in the universe.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>An analysis of the present types of the second half of the XIXth Century described by G. Uspensky in his works: Is Derevenskogo Dnevnika, Krest 'yanin i Krest'yanskii Trud and Vlast' Zemli.</p> <p>Contains a preface and five chapters. Chapter I sketches Uspensky's life. Chapter II outlines the developmentt of Populism and Populist literature. Chapter III contains an analysis of Uspensky's Literary style. The various present types are examined in Chapter IV. Chapter V gives a summary of Uspensky's most important findings about the nature of the Russian present and an evaluation of his contribution to Russian literature.</p> / Master of Arts (MA)

<p>Imperil panegyrics have often been dismissed as mere flattery of no literary merit and limited historical value. In recent years, increasing interest in the study if the history of the later Roman empire has led scholars and to take a fresh look at panegyrics and to examine their role in the society of the late antique world. Detailed studies of individual works are necessary for this examination and reevaluation of imperial panegyric. This thesis, consisting of translation and commentary, provides such a study, the first in English, of the Delaude Anastasii impreratoris, a verse panegyric of the emperor Anastasius (491-518) written in Constantinople by the sixth century author Priscian, best known for his work on Latin grammar.</p> <p>Set in its literary context, the panegyric illustrates one stage in the Christianization of a secular literary genre. To praise his Christian emperor and justify his rule in terms of Christian political theory, the poet abandons the epic style and mythological allusions used by his predecessors in Latin verse panegyric. Instead, Priscian versifies the outline for imperial panegyric provided in rhetorical handbooks. Literary traditions, however, dictates that his language and poetic adornment be neutral, acceptable to both pagan and Christian, and as a result there are few overtly Christian elements in the poem.</p> <p>In the panegyric; Priscian creates the image of an emperor chosen by God and protected by His might. The skillful development of and emphasis on such an image suggest that historically the poem should be dates to the later part of Anastasius' reign when religious controversy and armed rebellion threatened his throne. More specifically the panegyrist's portrait of the emperor, combined with reference to historical events, indicates that the poem may date to the year 513, the first year of the rebellion of Vitalian. Set in this context, the poem was probably aimed at dissident elements within Anastasius' court and administration.</p> / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Walking groups are increasingly being set up to increase physical activity in sedentary population groups, but little is known about whether they are effective at doing so and how they work. The present thesis aims to build an evidence base of whether walking groups are effective at promoting public health and what factors account for their effectiveness. Methods: Four studies were conducted to address the overall aim. Study One: a systematic literature review with meta-analysis investigated whether interventions to promote walking in groups are effective at promoting physical activity. Study 2: a multi-perspective thematic analysis of interviews with walkers, walk leaders and walk co-ordinators, includingfollow up interviews with walkers, explored whether the needs and expectations of people who participated in walking groups were satisfied. The sample was gained from walking schemes run by Coventry City Council. Study Three: awalk-along interview study with walk leaders explored what and how environmental factors are seen to affect walking behaviours in groups. Study Four: a prospective cohort survey explored what theoretical constructspredict maintenance of attendance at walking groups in the Midlands. Results: Study One:interventions to promote walking in groups were found to be effective at promoting physical activity within efficacy studies targeting adults (d=0.42). Study Two: walkers reported that they joined walking groups to gain social and health benefits. Three months later the same walkers reported that they continued attending walking groups when their initial needs were satisfied by the other people in the group. Walk leaders and walk coordinators often acknowledged the same reasons but expressed lack of confidence to effectively address them. Study Three: walk leaders describedenvironmental factors that were important facilitators for behaviours within walking places. Lap walking places were reported to facilitate physical activity, park walking places were reported to facilitate social interactions and city centre walking places were reported to facilitate time efficient behaviours. Study Four: recovery self-efficacy and satisfaction with outcome expectancies and overall experiences within the groups were found to predict maintenance of attendance at walking groups. ix Conclusions:The results of this thesis suggest that walking groups increase physical activity. Furthermore, successful walking groups should include theory based techniques to promote behaviour change and social integration within participants. The outcomes of this thesiscan be used as an evidence base for developing, implementing and evaluating effective walking groups within the community.

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