The Outlaw Legend: A Cultural Tradition in Britain, America and Australia

by Graham Seal

2021-01-07 19:14:24

Highwaymen, badmen and bushrangers, both mythical and historical, have been part of folklore for centuries. Remembered and recreated through song, stories and film, this cultural tradition has been remarkably resilient across time and place. Graham S... Read more
Highwaymen, badmen and bushrangers, both mythical and historical, have been part of folklore for centuries. Remembered and recreated through song, stories and film, this cultural tradition has been remarkably resilient across time and place. Graham Seal shows that these famous "social bandits" share many characteristics, particularly as anti-authority figures, and are best understood within class, ethnic and national struggles. From Robin Hood to outlaws in cyberspace, this book is an important study for folklorists. Less

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File size9.02 X 5.98 X 0.75 in
Print pages268
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date July 13, 1996
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521553179

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