The use of trial by battle in the work of Sir Thomas Malory
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dean, C. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Eynon, Nadine Ruth | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-08T13:01:47Z | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-04T04:36:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-06-11T08:00:00Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2013-01-04T04:36:48Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1974 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1974 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 1974 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis I will examine the use of trials by battle in the work of Sir Thomas Malory. In Chapter One, I will study the historical practice of judicial combat in order to provide a background against which Malory's fictional battles can be evaluated and, on the basis of this historical information, I will formulate a definition of trial by battle. In Chapter Two, I will apply the definition to the battles in Malory's work which are motivated by a sense of justice. In Chapter Three, I will examine Malory's use of battles, generally, without reference to legal implications. In my last chapter, I will discuss the methods in Malory's work by which justice is determined, concentrating on the method of trial by battle. I will evaluate, as far as it is possible, the extent to which the decisions reached through trial by battle are just. Finally, I will discuss the incident in the last book where Arthur refuses Lancelot and Guenevere a trial by battle. I will examine the implications that this rejection of judicial combat have for the structure of Malory's work as a whole. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06082009-130147 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.title | The use of trial by battle in the work of Sir Thomas Malory | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | English | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | English | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |