Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History

Graham Seal

doi:10.7135/UPO9780857284211

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.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

1 - Introduction: The Outlawed Hero
pp 1-12

Part One - Myths and Histories
pp 13-14

2 - Before Robin Hood
pp 15-24

3 - Heroic Types
pp 25-34

4 - Medieval Marauders
pp 35-48

5 - Myth and History
pp 49-60

Part Two - Politics and Identities
pp 61-62

6 - Contested Frontiers
pp 63-76

7 - Troubled Borders
pp 77-88

8 - Identities
pp 89-104

9 - Kingdoms in Miniature
pp 105-120

Part Three - Legends and Commodities
pp 121-122

10 - Afterlives
pp 123-136

11 - Consuming Outlaws
pp 137-150

12 - Lethal Legends
pp 151-162

Part Four - The Global Outlaw
pp 163-164

13 - The Robin Hood Principle
pp 165-174

14 - The Common Good
pp 175-184

Notes
pp 185-206

Select Bibliography
pp 207-214

Index
pp 215-232

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