Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

History

Date of Award

5-2011

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Brian J. Maxson

Committee Members

Stephen G Fritz, Dale J. Schmitt

Abstract

This work addresses the nationalistic elements in the 1570 work Kunst des Fechtens by Joachim Meyer of Strassburg. Meyer's teachings on the longsword are attached to the Swabian Johannes Liechtenauer and then transferred to the Italian rapier thus establishing Meyer as less concerned with nationalist purity as others of his century. His teachings are examined for their pleadings for moral conduct and the preservation of martial studies to the youth of Germany and the young Duke of Bavaria, Johann Casimir. Using modern examples alongside Meyer's writings the case is also made for the integration of nationalist sentiments, moral and ethical instruction, and martial arts training.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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