This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.
This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Graham Seal is Professor of Folklore and Director of the Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute at Curtin University, Australia. He has a distinguished national profile as a founder of folklore studies in Australia, and is also a leading and widely cited international authority on the cultural traditions of the hero.
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Preface 1. Introduction: The Outlawed Hero Part One: Myths and Histories 2. Before Robin Hood 3. Heroic Types 4. Medieval Marauders 5. Myth and History Part Two: Politics and Identities 6. Contested Frontiers 7. Troubled Borders 8. Identities 9. Kingdoms in Miniature Part Three: Legends and Commodities 10. Afterlives 11. Consuming Outlaws 12. Lethal Legends Part Four: The Global Outlaw 13. The Robin Hood Principle 14. The Common Good Notes Select Bibliography Index
Preface 1. Introduction: The Outlawed Hero Part One: Myths and Histories 2. Before Robin Hood 3. Heroic Types 4. Medieval Marauders 5. Myth and History Part Two: Politics and Identities 6. Contested Frontiers 7. Troubled Borders 8. Identities 9. Kingdoms in Miniature Part Three: Legends and Commodities 10. Afterlives 11. Consuming Outlaws 12. Lethal Legends Part Four: The Global Outlaw 13. The Robin Hood Principle 14. The Common Good Notes Select Bibliography Index
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