Search for dissertations about: "manuscript"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1582 swedish dissertations containing the word manuscript.
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1. Aided Derbforgaill "The violent death of Derbforgaill" : A critical edition with introduction, translation and textual notes
Abstract : This dissertation contains a critical edition of the early Irish tale Aided Derbforgaill “the violent death of Derbforgaill”. It includes an introduction discussing the main thematic components of the tale as well as intertextuality, transmission and manuscript relationship. READ MORE
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2. Emmo: De qualitate caelestis patriae libri tres. : Edition with an Introduction
Abstract : This thesis contains the first critical edition of the eschatological florilegium De qualitate caelestis patriae by Emmo, compiled, during the Carolingian renaissance, in the first half of the ninth century.The subject matter covered by Emmo is theological and moral, comprising first and foremost the eschatological ends of heaven and hell, but also having a clear moral agenda, to inspire the reader to lead a righteous life through the virtues described and to avoid the vices leading to a sorry end of one’s life. READ MORE
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3. Alciphron, Letters of the Courtesans : Edited with Introduction, Translation and Commentary
Abstract : This dissertation aims at providing a new critical edition of the fictitious Letters of the Courtesans attributed to Alciphron (late 2nd or early 3rd century AD).The first part of the introduction begins with a brief survey of the problematic dating and identification of Alciphron, followed by a general overview of the epistolary genre and the letters of Alciphron. READ MORE
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4. Paradisi recuperatio : Den romersk-germanska kyrkoinvigningens form och innebörd : [the Romano-Germanic rite for the dedication of churches: shape and sense]
Abstract : This dissertation, to be subsequently published in German, deals with the Romano-Germanicrite for the dedication of churches in the Romano-Germanic Pontifical (PRG), also called the"Mainz Pontifical", composed c. 950-962 in Mainz, Germany. The pontifical belongs to theachievements of the Ottonian era. READ MORE
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5. Cultural Techniques of Presence : Luis de Góngora and Early Modern Media
Abstract : This dissertation investigates the materiality of Early Modern Spanish poetry and particularly that of Luis de Góngora (1561-1627). Its purpose is to focus on physical and concrete aspects in order to create new knowledge of the past. READ MORE