Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "King Arthur"
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The Court of Beast and Bough: Contesting the Medieval English Forest in the Early Robin Hood Ballads
(2011-09-06)After King William created the New Forest in the twelfth century, the English monarchy sought to define the vert, both legally and ideologically, as a site in which the king’s rights were vigorously enforced. In the romance ... -
How to Lose a Queen in Three Comic Poems: A Discussion of Arthur’s Kingship and His Loss of Guinevere
(2018-08-31)King Arthur’s legacy as a great man and ruler is widespread across various medieval texts, yet despite his apparent greatness he constantly finds himself dealing with the loss of control over his queen, either physically, ... -
Political Atheism vs. The Divine Right of Kings: Understanding 'The Fairy of the Lake' (1801)
(2014-05-01)In 'Political Atheism vs. The Divine Right of Kings,' I build on Thompson and Scrivener’s work analysing John Thelwall’s play 'The Fairy of the Lake' as a political allegory, arguing all religious symbolism in 'FL' to ...