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The Gest of Robyn Hode: A Critical and Textual Commentary
The “Gest” is the earliest major writing about Robin Hood — although it tells a tale very different from that found in most modern retellings. This version attempts to produce a more accurate text of the long-lost original; it also provides a modernized parallel. To this is added an extensive historical introduction, line-by-line commentary, vocabulary study, and a selection of other texts which clarify the context of the "Gest." Dedicated to Patricia Rosenberg.
The Compendium
The only complete statistics of Australia's participation in the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2002. Contains updated and never-before published statistics such as- A complete list of the results for every Australian competitor at every Olympic Games up to Athens in 2004Australia's medal tally from every Olympics Fascinating Olympic factsFamily relationships between every Australian competitor (e.g. brothers/sisters or multiple generations who have competed) Published to be the perfect companion to Harry Gordon's new book on the Sydney Olympics, The Time of our Lives(UQP, October 03). This is an essential handbook to have at your side when watching the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Robin Hood in Popular Culture
Studies of varied aspects of Robin Hood legends and associated topics: the greenwood, archery, outlawry, and 20c response to the legends. The Robin Hood tradition has had a continuing appeal from the middle ages to the present day, the hero himself holding a distinctive place within popular culture, his exploits, and those of his companions, being celebrated in multiple forms, from the earliest rituals, plays and ballads to musical theatre, lyric poetry, modern popular fiction, cinema and TV. The essays in this volume provide a rich and coherent perspective on this enigmatic figure and the legends which have grown up around him, offering a wide range of approaches. Topics include place-name ...
Lady Robyn
A young American woman hiking in England near the Welsh border is swept back in time to the 1460s, the age of the War of the Roses. There, she falls in love with a young knight, Prince Edward. Now, her courtly romance comes up against the politics of murder, warfare, and betrayal.
Chaucer and the Social Contest (Routledge Revivals)
First published in 1990, Chaucer and the Social Contest takes a fresh view of The Canterbury Tales, by placing the storytelling contest among the Canterbury pilgrims within the larger social contests in the changing England of the late fourteenth century. The author focuses on three crucial fields of contention: the division of social duties into the three estates, the controversies around Wycliffite thought and practice, and the roles of women. Drawing on recent literary theory, particularly Bakhtin and Foucault, Peggy Knapp offers both a reading of nearly all the tales and an argument about how such readings come about, both for Chaucer’s earliest audiences and for us.
Old English Ballads
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Robin Hood
In this engaging and deeply informed book, Knight looks at the different manifestations of Robin Hood at different times and places in a mythic biography with a thematic structure. Illustrations.
