
Robin Hood
Outlaw or Greenwood Myth
The History Press Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-7509-9140-7 (ISBN)
Description
First mentioned by William Langland in the late fourteenth century, Robin Hood comes down to us through ballads and folksongs, old chronicles and plays, medieval allusions, folklore and place names. Today Robin Hood folk songs are found in the USA as well as in England and Scotland, and place names and traditions are widely located in England. The earliest stories are centred on Barnsdale in Yorkshire, but later the emphasis shifts to Nottingham and Sherwood Forest. Originally a yeoman, Robin was upgraded to aristocrat in the sixteenth century, but he remains essentially a champion of the poor and oppressed and a social nonconformer. How far Robin Hood was based on a historical character and how far he is an archetypal outlaw or a Greenwood myth (who must withdraw from society and commune with nature) is the subject of the Doels' wide-ranging study.
This new edition is complete with an updated gazetteer of Robin Hood sites and an annotated filmography. It includes almost 50 illustrations (including performances by present-day mummers).
This new edition is complete with an updated gazetteer of Robin Hood sites and an annotated filmography. It includes almost 50 illustrations (including performances by present-day mummers).
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
40 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-9140-7 (9780750991407)
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Persons
Fran Doel, MA, and Dr Geoff Doel have lectured extensively in adult education at various universities on literature, medieval and traditional culture; have published 16 books including The Green Man in Britain (History Press); and made various TV appearances including Time Team.