Howard Pyle

Enter Sherwood Forest with the fabled Robin Hood and his band of merry men, and meet such unforgettable characters as Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan a Dale, the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham, and wicked King Richard. Every moment of the story is filled with action and excitement.

Camelot awaits! From the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Knights of the Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur endures. All the classic stories—including King Arthur’s marriage to Guinevere and Merlin’s tragic downfall at the hands of his enemy, Vivien—are included in this vibrant retelling.

Robin Hood, keskaegsel Inglismaal tegutsenud õilis röövel ja võrratu vibukütt, on andnud ainet hulgale legendidele ja pärimustele. Raske öelda, kas tegemist on ajaloolise või puhtalt müütilise isikuga ning mis nendes lugudes juhtus päriselt ja mis on fantaasia vili. Igatahes sai kiire taibuga lustlikust lindpriist, kellel ei puudunud ka inimlikud nõrkused, kiiresti inglise maarahva lemmikkangelane ja talupoeglike ideaalide kehastus. Tema ja ta ustavate kaaslaste vabadusaade ning vapper ja leidlik vastupanu ilmalikele ja vaimulikele võimumeestele on lugejaid vaimustanud juba sajandeid.Angloameerika kirjanik Howard Pyle (1853-1911) kirjutas "Kuulsa Robin Hoodi lustakad seiklused", mis ilmus esimest korda 1883. aastal USA-s, hulga röövlist pajatavate lugude põhjal, säilitades nende rahvaliku vaimu ja ajastu hinguse, kuid muutes neid veidi leebemaks ja lastesõbralikumaks. Pyle oli ka tunnustatud kunstnik ning sedagi raamatut ilmestavad tema algupärased illustratsioonid.

ROBIN HOOD OG HANS MÆND indeholder 17 fortællinger om den mesterlige bueskytte fra Sherwoodskoven og hans trofaste mænd.Gads Lette Klassikere er genudgivelser i læsevenlig udgave.Lix: 24,6 – ml=13,7 lo=24,6

The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers, artists, and filmmakers through the next century. Pyle had been submitting illustrated poems and fairy tales to New York publications since 1876, and had met with success. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was the first novel he attempted. He took his material from Middle Age ballads and wove them into a cohesive story, altering them for coherence and the tastes of his child audience. For example, he included "Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar" in the narrative order to reintroduce Friar Tuck. He needed a cooperative priest for the wedding of outlaw Allan a Dale (Pyle's spelling of the original Alan-a-Dale) to his sweetheart Ellen. In the original "A Gest of Robyn Hode", the life is saved of an anonymous wrestler who had won a bout but was likely to be murdered because he was a stranger. Pyle adapted it and gave the wrestler the identity of David of Doncaster, one of Robin's band in the story "Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow." In his novelistic treatment of the tales, Pyle thus developed several characters who had been mentioned in only one ballad, such as David of Doncaster or Arthur a Bland.

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The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers, artists, and filmmakers through the next century. Pyle had been submitting illustrated poems and fairy tales to New York publications since 1876, and had met with success. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was the first novel he attempted. He took his material from Middle Age ballads and wove them into a cohesive story, altering them for coherence and the tastes of his child audience. For example, he included "Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar" in the narrative order to reintroduce Friar Tuck. He needed a cooperative priest for the wedding of outlaw Allan a Dale (Pyle's spelling of the original Alan-a-Dale) to his sweetheart Ellen. In the original "A Gest of Robyn Hode", the life is saved of an anonymous wrestler who had won a bout but was likely to be murdered because he was a stranger. Pyle adapted it and gave the wrestler the identity of David of Doncaster, one of Robin's band in the story "Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow." In his novelistic treatment of the tales, Pyle thus developed several characters who had been mentioned in only one ballad, such as David of Doncaster or Arthur a Bland.