Robin Hood: Volume 1 - A Collection of All Ancient Poems, Songs, Ballads, Now Extant,

An important two-volume collection of medieval poetic texts relating to the legend of Robin Hood, first published in 1795.

Sommario

Preface; The life of Robin Hood; Notes and illustrations; 1. A lyttle geste of Robyn Hode; 2. Robyn Hode and the potter; 3. Robin Hood and the beggar; 4. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne; 5. A true tale of Robin Hood; Glossary.

Riassunto

A collector of literary antiquities, Joseph Ritson (1752–1803) was particularly interested in medieval ballad poetry. Published in two volumes in 1795, this is an important collection of songs and poems relating to the legend of Robin Hood. Volume 1 contains a discussion of the tradition as well as several texts.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph Ritson
• Con la collaborazione di: John Ritson (Editore), Joseph Ritson (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2015
• EAN: 9781108078160
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07816-0
• Pagine: 294
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies; Cambridge Library Collection -
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese