Author: Adam BELLPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Adambel Clym of the cloughe and Wyllyam of Cloudesle. In verse. B.L.
Author: Adam BELLMedieval Outlaws
Author: Thomas H. OhlgrenPublisher: Parlor Press LLC
ISBN: 9781932559620
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Description Billy the Kid, Jesse James, John Dillinger, and Al Capone were all are criminals who robbed and killed, yet they were considered good outlaws, celebrated in sensational newspapers, newsreels, and dime novels of the day, and later in film and television, for their daring, courage, loyalty, and even chivalry. Our fascination with criminal heroes has a long history, extending back to legendary accounts in medieval chronicle, romance, and ballad. Although their names may not be familiar-Earl Godwin, Hereward, Eustache the Monk, Fouke Fitz Waryn, n Bow-Bender, Gamelyn, Owain Glyndwr, William of Cloudesley, and William Wallace-these outlaws, in addition to Robin Hood, were all driven to lives of crime as victims of political intrigue or legal injustice. They committed capital crimes punishable by death, but, paradoxically, they were loved, encouraged, and supported by their communities. This revised and expanded edition of Medieval Outlaws gathers twelve outlaw tales, introduced and freshly translated into Modern English by a team of specialists, including Timothy S. Jones, Michael Swanton, Thomas E. Kelly, Mica Gould, Stephen Knight, Shaun F. D. Hughes, Alexander L. Kaufman, Thomas H. Ohlgren, Thomas Hahn, and Walter Scheps. The tales range in date from the Norman Conquest to the sixteenth century. Introductions precede each selection and notes identify all of the significant names, places, and historical events mentioned in the texts. Accessible and entertaining, these tales will be of interest to the general reader and student alike. About the Editor Thomas H. Ohlgren is Professor of English and Medieval Studies at Purdue University and is the author of numerous books and articles on medieval manuscripts and literature.
St. Nicholas
Author: Robin Hood and Other Outlaw Tales
Author: Stephen KnightPublisher: Medieval Institute Publications
ISBN: 1580444245
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Although nearly everyone has heard the name of Robin Hood, few have actually read any medieval tales about the legendary outlaw. Stephen Knight and Thomas Ohlgren set out to correct this discrepancy in their comprehensive collection of all pre-seventeenth-century Robin Hood tales. The editors include such other "outlaw" figures as Hereward the Wake, Eustache the Monk, and Fouke le Fitz Waryn to further contextualize the tradition of English outlaw tales. In this text the figure of Robin Hood can be viewed in historical perspective, from the early accounts in the chronicles through the ballads, plays, and romances that grew around his fame and impressed him on our fictional and historical imaginations. This edition is particularly useful for classrooms, with its extensive introductions, notes, and glosses, enabling students of any level to approach the texts in their original Middle English.
Warriors and Wilderness in Medieval Britain
Author: Robin MelrosePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476668264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Tracing the development of the King Arthur story in the late Middle Ages, this book explores Arthur's depiction as a wilderness figure, the descendant of the northern Romano-British hunter/warrior god. The earliest Arthur was a warrior but in the 11th century Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, he is less a warrior and more a leader of a band of rogue heroes. The story of Arthur was popularized by Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his Latin History of the Kings of Britain, and was translated into Middle English in Layamon's Brut and the later alliterative Alliterative Morte Arthure. Both owed much to the epic poem "Beowulf," which draws on the Anglo-Saxon fascination with the wilderness. The most famous Arthurian tale is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which the wilderness and themes from Beowulf play a leading role. Three Arthurian tales set in Inglewood Forest place Arthur and Gawain in a wilderness setting, and link Arthur to medieval Robin Hood tales.
Tales of True Knights
Author: George Philip KrappPublisher:
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Category : Chivalry
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: Henry G. BohnPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368131338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
English and Scottish Popular Ballads
Author: Francis James ChildPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
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Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Author: Henry Huth