The Outlaws of Medieval Legend

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 dec 2000

Wonderfully written and beautifully presented , The Outlaws of Medieval Legend brings the popular heroes of the Middle-Ages to life. Featuring both famous - Robin Hood and William Wallace - and now forgotten rogues such as Gamelyn and Fulke Fitzwarin, this book explains the popularity of these semi-mythical figures, and how their stories appealed to the common people of the Middle Ages.
Long unavailable, and now featuring a new introduction from the author, this is the perfect book for anyone with a fondness for medieval history and folklore.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415239004
ISBN-10: 0415239001
Pagini: 276
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

General and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Chapter 1 I The Matter of the Greenwood; Chapter 2 II The Story of Hereward; Chapter 3 III The Historical Background of the Hereward Legend; Chapter 4 IV The Romance of Fulk Fitzwarin; Chapter 5 V The Romance of Eustace the Monk; Chapter 6 VI William Wallace and the Scottish Outlaws; Chapter 7 VII The Tale of Gamelyn; Chapter 8 VIII The Robin Hood Ballads (I); Chapter 9 IX The Robin Hood Ballads (II); Chapter 10 X The Historical Background of the Robin Hood Ballads; Chapter 11 XI The Outlaw Ballad as an Expression of Peasant Discontent; Chapter 12 XII The Historicity of Robin Hood; Chapter 13 XIII The Outlaw in History; Chapter 14 XIV Conclusions; Appendix I THE SUPPOSED MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE ROBIN HOOD LEGEND; Appendix II SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Appendix III ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY; Appendix IV ROBIN HOOD IN RECENT HISTORICAL WRITING (1977–86): A POSTSCRIPT Index;

Notă biografică

Maurice Keen is a distinguished historian of the Middle Ages and Fellow and Tutor at Balliol College, Oxford. His many books include England in the Later Middle Ages (Routledge, 1975), Heraldry (Yale, 1986) and Nobles, Knights and Men at Arms in the Middle Ages (Hambledon Press, 1996).

Descriere

This fascinating book explains the popularity of the likes of Robin Hood and William Wallace, and many other lesser known rogues, and how their stories appealed to the common people of the Middle Ages.

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