Spenser's Twin Pillars of the Kingdom: Arthur, Elizabeth, and the Medieval Tradition of Translatio Studii et Imperii

dc.contributor.advisor	Bell, Kimberly
dc.creator	Mennella, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-10T18:16:47Z
dc.date.available	2018-12-10T18:16:47Z
dc.date.created	2018-12
dc.date.issued	2018-11-09
dc.date.submitted	December 2018
dc.date.updated	2018-12-10T18:18:56Z
dc.description.abstract	Translatio studii et imperii stood as the governing metaphor and principal method of medieval authors to explain changes in political power and romanticize the past. In this project, I examine medieval and early-modern conceptions of political power in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene and the medieval Arthuriana. Ultimately, I argue that Spenser's careful selection of medieval tropes from Arthurian romances and Chaucer’s poetry expresses a skepticism about the myth of Tudor origins the poet is often credited with popularizing.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2548
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Edmund Spenser
dc.subject	Geoffrey of Monmouth
dc.subject	Faerie Queene
dc.subject	Historia regum Britanniae
dc.subject	Arthur
dc.subject	Elizabeth I
dc.subject	Translatio
dc.subject	Renaissance
dc.subject	Medieval romance
dc.subject	British poetry
dc.subject	Early-modern literature
dc.title	Spenser's Twin Pillars of the Kingdom: Arthur, Elizabeth, and the Medieval Tradition of Translatio Studii et Imperii
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.material	text
thesis.degree.department	English
thesis.degree.grantor	Sam Houston State University
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts