The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. Here, following the release of a new film about robin hood, historian sean mcglynn explores the outlaws enduring appeal and considers whether he was based on a real person. Ive always enjoyed writing books set in the present day and rooted in reality and my version of robin hood is as modern and real as the bands in rock war or the agents in cherub. The following is a script from robin hood which aired on may 5, 20. One day as robin hood stood under the leaves of the greenwood tree, he saw a young man come drooping along the way. He is the author of the deathstalker series, a member of the british fantasy society, and occasionally does some shakespearean acting. Robin hood modern age comics 1992now for sale ebay. At those words, peter turned and licked tonys entire hand, only laughing when the man yelped and withdrew his arm from the kids vicinity. Its a perfectly acceptable short adaptation of howard pyles classic book and is a good fit for young readers just trying out chapter books. Whether or not robin hood really existed, one thing is for certain. Everyone is familiar with robin hood, the legendary outlaw who allegedly stole from the rich and gave to the poor according to english folklore. Robin hood is another one of those legends along with arthurian legend. The merry adventures of robin hood ebook written by howard pyle. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley, wolfs head by steven a.
Walter scotts ivanhoe is an important source for modern characterizations of robin hood, and its a novel suitable for grownups. In addition to inspiring many books and poems over the centuries, robin hood became the subject of several operas and, in modern times, numerous movies. A modern day legend, robin hood is an archetypal hero of the common people who goes to great lengths to famously take from the rich and give to the poor. Robin hood books and retellings what do we do all day. But no common man was he, and those told and retold tales of his life are shown as uncommon triumphs of justice and right in this rich telling by henry gilbert.
If you do not care about the how and why, you must begin the book at its second chapter, but i hope you will begin. Serves you right, peter teased, throwing his mentors shirt at him and getting up from his stool. He lives in 2020, and besides being an ace shot with his carbon fiber bow and titanium tipped arrows, robin can hack computers and escape using his parkour skills. The university of rochester has an archive devoted to works mostly poetry, a play by tennyson in the bandits honor. Stocking, 1823 this post analyses the similarities between the legend of robin hood and the tv show, arrow. Welcome to the book robin hoods, where authors connect with readers with the goal to promote books. The merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle books. Howard pyle 18531911 was an american illustrator and writer, primarily of books for young audiences. In the age of film and tv, we are no strangers to the many faces of robin hood with such. A complete study of the english outlaw, among others, in the select bibliography. I dont know enough about robin hoods days to tell if his actions were justified, but it is certainly not helpful nor justified in modern society at least in the developed world.
In modern times, robin hood has inspired comic books, animated films, tv shows, video games, jazz and classical themes, and even pop and rock songs, including poor boy. This has come about mainly because i would like to justify my obsession with my new favourite tv show and, well, i doubt anyone has as yet applied eric hobsbawms. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Get the best deals on robin hood modern age comics 1992 now. After pyle, robin hood became an increasingly popular subject for childrens books. The history of robin hood on movies and tv learn about the growth and development of the robin hood legend from the medieval ballads to the modern movies and tv shows. Winick picturing robin hood in early print and performance. Robin hood by bob blaisdell nook book ebook barnes. Grimm fairy tales robin hood legend zenescope comic book set issues 1 through 5. The kitchen was bare except for a stack of paper plates, an empty jar he used as a glass, some plastic silverware and the box of ramen.
A household name, that robber of the rich and protector of the poor in old england. Although if robin hood was real, the modern day robin hood we all know of took place in the 10th century. Robin hood the legendary english archer who famously or infamously steals from the rich, to give to the poor has been portrayed in film and television numerous times. A list of robin hood books scholarly tomes, childrens books and modern novels, tv shows, music and movies. Luckily he is not alone in his mission, as his righteous views are shared by his band of merry men, a group of yeomen, and together they pursue an. Robin hood 2058 has a script that was written by american snipers jason hall.
Robin hood was an outlaw, but he did poor men many good deeds. Robin hood is shorttempered, friar tuck is a drunkard, and various other figures of the robin hood legend appear in bizarre yet humorous situations. Many researchers have tracked the evolution of the robin hood saga over the centuries and the earliest known texts describing the outlaw do not closely. Fiction books that are about robin hood, or feature him as a character. Robin hood books that reignite our love of the famous english. One of the medieval ballads about robin hood involved sir guy of gisborne. If it has to be done, it must be done because of the exigence of circumstances. This is commnunity of book bloggers and selfpublishedor traditional authors. Luckily he is not alone in his mission, as his righteous views are shared by his band of merry men, a group of yeomen, and together they pursue an end to injustice and oppression.
These two dates dont necessarily match but maybe the books are wrong. The earliest known robin hood ballad is robin hood and the monk, written around 1450. For me, this book is a fabulous modern interpretation of robin hood with action consistently paced throughout whether it is dangling out of the school window to joyriding gisbournes truck into the forest or dirt biking through the mud or indeed taking part in at the first daring hitech robbery that will make robin hood the true legendary. Should a modern day robin hood be allowed to steal from. But if youre looking for more recent prose fiction, im not aware of any. Search for a real robin hood learn about the reallife people that may, or may not, have inspired the robin hood legend. The robin hood myth has always held a special place in my heart in part because im a poor author and hope that someday someone will redistribute the wealth of the rich to me, and in part because i have a thing for men in tights, and given the recent spate of folkloricfairytale retellings, i thought id see just how many robin hood retellings were out there. However, william langland mentioned robin hood in a very brief passage in his work piers plowman in 77.
Robin hood retellings and histories the forest queen by betsy cornwell. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the merry adventures of robin hood. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the crusades before returning to england to find his lands. He robs the rich to feed the poor, or so the folk tales of robin hood and his merry men detail.
Weve seen a comic book robin hood in his original medieval setting, in fantasy realms, in the modern day and in science fiction settings. The most beloved outlaw of all time, robin hood tells of the adventures of the merry men of sherwood forest. A modern robin hood, an avengers fanfic fanfiction. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. This brief mention may indicate that the legend was at least somewhat common in the oral tradition, and was working on making its way into the. Louis rheads bold robin hood and his outlaw band 1912 and paul creswicks robin hood 1917, illustrated by pyles pupil n. In honor of the new robin hood movie weve compiled a list of our must read robin hood books that retell and reimagine his story. Starting as ballads, robin hood has transformed from poems and ballads to literature, movies, and tv shows.
The purpose of the exhibit, and the adaptation of this guide, is to give an overview of the character and a sense of his pervasiveness in modern culture, not to give a full history of robin hood for which, see j. Robin hood in this book is the saviour of the nation. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Like a modern day robin hood, an avengers fanfic fanfiction. Robin hood and the curtall friar in joseph ritson ed. Maybe they are based off of a different and nonhistorical time period that. Not much is known about the earliest such film, the 1908 robin hood and his merry men, but the first featurelength version, robin hood of 1922, following a sharp recession after world war i, was. Introduction lois potter and joshua calhoun part i. The history of the robin hood legend at the smithsonian. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. This list of robin hood books will fuel their passion for stories of. Lawhead, the outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley, scarlet by a. In the first chapter of this book i have told you about those times, and how and why robin came to live in the green wood, and to have all his wonderful adventures.
The details of his life probably would have been vastly different from what is presented in movies, books and plays today. In todays world of startups and social media activism, it seems the myth has taken new life in the form of some modern day robin hoods that use. Anyone know any good robin hood stories that have a contemporary setting similar to. Are there any books on robin hood for adult readers. Modern age 1992now robin hood modern age comics 1992 now skip to page navigation. Robin hood the facts and the fiction fictional books. In this version of the myth, robin hood is a taxcutter and a handout. A native of wilmington, delaware, he spent the last year of his life in florence, italy. Robin hood lived in times very different from ours. The secret jewish history of robin hood the forward. Robin hood as a young troublemaker in modernday nottingham, complete with. Robin and his comrade little john had an argument and parted. Modernday robin hood billionaire paul tudor jones charity the robin hood foundation fights poverty with the hardnosed, business sense of wall street 2014 apr 20.