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Tales of Robin Hood: The Five Early Ballads (Ancient Legends Retold)
Michael Dacre
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Paperback. Here are the five earliest ballads of 'Robyn Hode', retold in vivid modern prose. They still constitute the best version of the famous English outlaw - fast and violent, earthy and satirical, dangerous, sinister, mysterious and revolutionary. This is a new telling of Robin Hood for our time, full of valor, passion and bloodshed. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
This collection of five tales and one play contains the definitive Robin Hood. They are the earliest ballads and play and still the best of the bunch. `Robin Hood and the Monk' is the earliest surviving manuscript, dated c.1450, and is considered the greatest of the ballads, though it was probably not sung, being described as a `talkyng'; `Robin Hood's Death' is one of the most satisfying tragedies in the English language; while `A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode' is a comprehensive account of the famous English outlaw - complete, unified and pointing quite clearly to the reign of Edward ... Read more
This collection of five tales and one play contains the definitive Robin Hood. They are the earliest ballads and play and still the best of the bunch. `Robin Hood and the Monk' is the earliest surviving manuscript, dated c.1450, and is considered the greatest of the ballads, though it was probably not sung, being described as a `talkyng'; `Robin Hood's Death' is one of the most satisfying tragedies in the English language; while `A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode' is a comprehensive account of the famous English outlaw - complete, unified and pointing quite clearly to the reign of Edward ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752489674
SKU
V9780752489674
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About Michael Dacre
Michael Dacre is a professional storyteller specializing in traditional folk tales from the British Isles.
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