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- Book Title
- Robin Hood: Legend and Reality
- ISBN
- 9781783275434
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Robin Hood: Legend and Reality
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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Detailed research into documentary sources offers an exciting new identification of the "real" Robin Hood.For over a century and a half scholars have debated whether or not the legend of Robin Hood was based on an actual outlaw and, if so, when and where he lived. One view is that he was not a legend as such but a myth: an idea, rather than a person who could possibly be identified in historical records and placed in a real historical and geographical context. Other writers have gone even further, arguing that he is a literary concoction, with no traceable original, and that seeking to pin him down to a particular time and location is futile and unnecessary. This survey begins by tracing the development of the legend, and contemporary views about it, between the thirteenth and early twenty-first centuries, taking account both of new interpretative literature on the subject and fresh discoveries from the author's own research in the early records of the English royal administration and common law. It then gives a detailed account of the places that came to be associated with the legend, and of evidence illustrating the importance of the outlaw's name in the development of English surnames. The concluding chapters deal with the administration of criminal law in medieval England, and the evidence that points to the possible origins of the legend in the activities of a notorious Yorkshire criminal, tracked down and beheaded in the county in 1225.s a detailed account of the places that came to be associated with the legend, and of evidence illustrating the importance of the outlaw's name in the development of English surnames. The concluding chapters deal with the administration of criminal law in medieval England, and the evidence that points to the possible origins of the legend in the activities of a notorious Yorkshire criminal, tracked down and beheaded in the county in 1225.s a detailed account of the places that came to be associated with the legend, and of evidence illustrating the importance of the outlaw's name in the development of English surnames. The concluding chapters deal with the administration of criminal law in medieval England, and the evidence that points to the possible origins of the legend in the activities of a notorious Yorkshire criminal, tracked down and beheaded in the county in 1225.s a detailed account of the places that came to be associated with the legend, and of evidence illustrating the importance of the outlaw's name in the development of English surnames. The concluding chapters deal with the administration of criminal law in medieval England, and the evidence that points to the possible origins of the legend in the activities of a notorious Yorkshire criminal, tracked down and beheaded in the county in 1225.
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Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
178327543x
ISBN-13
9781783275434
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14050409888
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Robin Hood: Legend and Reality
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.3in
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Pr2129
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The bibliography is impressive. Crook plumbs the depths of archival sources to uncover various place and personal names, criminal accounts, and outlaw activities that provide context for the evolution of Robin's story. A useful resource for those new to the field and for those well versed in the critical historical materials., This elegantly written and informative monograph is an essential read for anyone interested in the legend of Robin Hood. The author, a distinguished archivist [...] demonstrates both an unrivalled knowledge of the sources for Hood's historicity and a thorough understanding of the existing corpus of scholarship. Attractively produced and well-indexed, the volume also contains several useful maps and illustrations., This is more than just a detailed survey; it is an overview of the entire culture of Robin and who he might have been...This book is a delight., David Crook's new study is probably the fullest account of the development of the legend of Robin Hood, and of its sundry interpreters, ever attempted. [...] Crook, then, has achieved considerable success in his quest for the historical Robin Hood, David Crook's new study is probably the fullest account of the development of thelegend of Robin Hood, and of its sundry interpreters, ever attempted. [...] Crook, then, has achieved considerable success in his quest for the historical Robin Hood, [Crook] provides a significant contribution to the ongoing scholarship and scholarly debates regarding the "real" Robin Hood(s) and persons associated with him that are found within historical records. Crook places that archival material in dialogue with the extant literature and other late-medieval historical sources, especially those on crime and criminality in Yorkshire. In doing so, he reveals two strong contenders for the "original" Robin Hood and Sheriff of Nottingham., [R]einjects a much-needed dose of reality into the academic study of the Robin Hood legend. . . Crook's monograph should be standard reading for any scholar who is interested in the origins of the historical Robin Hood., [An] excellent reference and bibliography for the primary material that makes up the Robin Hood canon, Cook has presented an approach that takes joy in the process of investigation [...].
Table of Content
List of IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionThe Medieval Tales of Robin HoodChroniclers, Revellers, Playwrights and Antiquarians, c1420-1765Editors, The Folklorist and The Archivist, 1765-1889Folklorists, Literary Scholars and Historians: Robin Hood in the Twentieth CenturyThe Robin Hood PlacesThe Robin Hood NamesRobin Hood and CriminalityLaw and Disorder in Yorkshire, 1215-1225The Sheriff, The Fugitive and The Civil ServantConclusionBibliographyIndex
Copyright Date
2020
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Medieval, Folklore & Mythology, Europe / Medieval
Lccn
2020-430157
Dewey Decimal
398.352
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, History, Social Science
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