The Outlaws of Medieval Legend

by Maurice Keen

Paperback, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

398.352

Genres

General Nonfiction

History

Religion & Spirituality

Nonfiction

Collection

Anna

Publication

Routledge & Kegan Paul (1987), Edition: Revised, Paperback, 234 pages

Description

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.

User reviews

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This was a major study of the English medieval/renaissance outlaw tradition, both historical reality and literary legend, chiefly but not exclusively focused n Robin Hood. The first edition offered an interpretation which got widely criticized by other scholars of the subject, and this edition

includes an preliminary recantation by Keen disavowing his original interpretation. However, it still has a lot of valuable background material on the matter of the Greenwood."

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