The outlaws of medieval legend / Maurice Keen
| Author(s): | Keen, Maurice Hugh |
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| Subjects: | Robin Hood (Legendary character) in literature English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism Ballads, English--England--History and criticism Romances, English--History and criticism Outlaws--England--History--To 1500 Social history--Medieval, 500-1500 Robin Hood (Legendary character) Outlaws in literature Legends--England England--Social conditions--1066-1485 |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | Rev. ed |
| Published: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | Preface to the New Edition Preface Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction: Some Recantations I. The Matter of the Greenwood 1 II. The Story of Hereward 9 III. The Historical Background of the Hereward Legend 23 IV. The Romance of Fulk Fitzwarin 39 V. The Romance of Eustace the Monk 53 VI. William Wallace and the Scottish Outlaws 64 VII. The Tale of Gamelyn 78 VIII. The Robin Hood Ballads (I) 95 IX. The Robin Hood Ballads (II) 116 X. The Historical Background of the Robin Hood Ballads 128 XI. The Outlaw Ballad as an Expression of Peasant Discontent 145 XII. The Historicity of Robin Hood 174 XIII. The Outlaw in History 191 XIV. Conclusions 208 App. I. The Supposed Mythological Origin of the Robin Hood Legend 219 App. II. Sources and Bibliography 223 App. III. Additional Bibliography 226 App. IV. Robin Hood in Recent Historical Writing (1977-86): A Postscript 229 Index 236 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 00034481 ISBN: 0415236509 ISBN: 0415239001 (pbk.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index |
| Physical Description: | xxxi, 235 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 44090464 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0415236509 0415239001 |