Alterações conceituais e mito político: entre a magna carta e os parlamentaristas ingleses

Abstract

This research examines the use of a historical document from the English Middle Ages as a political myth by the rebellious supporters of the English parliament, four centuries later. In the first part of the work, the conjuncture of the two historical moments was described and the political thought of the entire period was explored. In the second chapter we present the theoretical framework that seeks to solve the proposed problem. Finally, in the third part, the chosen methodology was applied. Theoretical contribution, regarding the definition of the political myth, is offered by the writers Raoul Girardet and Roland Barthes, among others. The instrument for identifying the discourse used in the production of meanings and the subjects' ideology is that of the Discourse Analysis of the school of Michel Pêcheux and his continuator Eni P. Orlandi. The historical setting, necessary for the afore mentioned methods, was provided by several English writers, in particular, by the works of Christopher Hill. Also relevant is Reinhart Koselleck's contribution to research, under the aspect of conceptual change. We conducted the study through bibliographical and documentary research, so that the historical documents of the 13th and 17th centuries were studied in the light of the already mentioned Discourse Analysis. The objective achieved was to demonstrate the mythical language present in the political discourses of the various groups involved in the 17th century revolutions and transformation.