tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post7781255412733833597..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-81292585944399682772017-04-10T18:37:33.380-05:002017-04-10T18:37:33.380-05:00@mudpuddle: Oh, you're welcome. There's a ...@mudpuddle: Oh, you're welcome. There's a little more of Robin Hood coming..<br /><br />@Ruth: It seems a lot of his legend gathered in songs, and that Pyle groomed them into a manageable story? The RH story is more complicated than I thought, that's for sure...he's truly a folk legend. <br /><br />@Brian: Indeed. A commentary in a book I read today noted that so much of what modern readers are familiar with (Richard, John, Marian, even the Sheriff) are relative latecomers to the canon of stories. There are RH ballads that reference the "comely king Edward". <br /><br />As far as Mel Brooks goes, at least they're faithful in having LOTS of singing. The Sheriff of Rottingham is probably one of my favorite villains to mock. ("King! Illegal! Deer! In! it! a! is!")<br /><br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-44628358876972263032017-04-09T10:18:51.868-05:002017-04-09T10:18:51.868-05:00I have never read this but I would like to.
It i...I have never read this but I would like to. <br /><br />It is striking just how much this story has become ingrained in our culture.<br /><br /><br />The difference between this and the popular versions is interesting. I guess that Mel Brooks's take on this is more of a parody on the popular culture aspects of the story. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7627934786328421812017-04-09T10:14:51.595-05:002017-04-09T10:14:51.595-05:00This is a favorite of mine! I do enjoy Howard Pyl...This is a favorite of mine! I do enjoy Howard Pyle. I loved reading this to my kids during our Medieval year. You are correct: it is "utterly fun to read." It's a good thing you finally got to read it. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-83227042836554319872017-04-08T12:26:45.780-05:002017-04-08T12:26:45.780-05:00great stuff! i associate Pyle and Harold Lamb wit...great stuff! i associate Pyle and Harold Lamb with some of my very earliest reading experiences, and initiating a life long addiction... wonderful books for anyone at any age(since i'm entering my second childhood, maybe i should revisit...) tx for the memories...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com