Studies of varied aspects of Robin Hood legends and associated topics: the greenwood, archery, outlawry, and 20c response to the legends. The Robin Hood tradition has had a continuing appeal from the middle ages to the present day, the hero himself holding a distinctive place within popular culture, his exploits, and those of his companions, being celebrated in multiple forms, from the earliest rituals, plays and ballads to musical theatre, lyric poetry, modern popular fiction, cinema and TV. The essays in this volume provide a rich and coherent perspective on this enigmatic figure and the legends which have grown up around him, offering a wide range of approaches. Topics include place-name study; examinations of surviving manuscripts and their cultural context; appraisals of the links between Robin Hood and medievalarchery; other medieval outlaws; mythic figures such as the Green Man; patterns of masculine and feminine identity; and the popularity of Robin Hood on stage and screen, in comic books and videos, and in modern Japan. There are also extended overviews of the hero's origins and status; and the future of Robin Hood studies. Professor THOMAS HAHN teaches in the Department of English at the University of Rochester, New York. Contributors:THOMAS HAHN, FRANK ABBOTT, SARAH BEACH, LAURA BLUNK, KELLY DEVRIES, R.B. DOBSON, MICHAEL EATON, KEVIN J. HARTY, STUART KANE, STEPHEN KNIGHT, DAVID LAMPE, GARY YERSHON

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1928. With an additional chapter on Foreign Relations. Contents: Importance of Government; Development of the State; Origin of the Federal Constitution; The Federal System of Government; The Legislative Department; The Powers of Congress; Congress in Action; The Executive Department; The Department of State; The Treasury Department; War, Navy, Justice, and Post-Office Departments; Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor Departments; Boards and Commissions; The Judicial Department; Civil Rights; Territories and Foreign Possessions; Political Parties and Politics; State Constitutions; State Legislatures; State Governors; State Courts; Civil and Criminal Procedure; County and Township Government; Village and City Government; Suffrage; Nominations and Elections; State Finance; Public Education; Social Legislation; Democracy and Citizenship; and Foreign Problems of the United States.

1928. With an additional chapter on Foreign Relations. Contents: Importance of Government; Development of the State; Origin of the Federal Constitution; The Federal System of Government; The Legislative Department; The Powers of Congress; Congress in Action; The Executive Department; The Department of State; The Treasury Department; War, Navy, Justice, and Post-Office Departments; Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor Departments; Boards and Commissions; The Judicial Department; Civil Rights; Territories and Foreign Possessions; Political Parties and Politics; State Constitutions; State Legislatures; State Governors; State Courts; Civil and Criminal Procedure; County and Township Government; Village and City Government; Suffrage; Nominations and Elections; State Finance; Public Education; Social Legislation; Democracy and Citizenship; and Foreign Problems of the United States.

1928. With an additional chapter on Foreign Relations. Contents: Importance of Government; Development of the State; Origin of the Federal Constitution; The Federal System of Government; The Legislative Department; The Powers of Congress; Congress in Action; The Executive Department; The Department of State; The Treasury Department; War, Navy, Justice, and Post-Office Departments; Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor Departments; Boards and Commissions; The Judicial Department; Civil Rights; Territories and Foreign Possessions; Political Parties and Politics; State Constitutions; State Legislatures; State Governors; State Courts; Civil and Criminal Procedure; County and Township Government; Village and City Government; Suffrage; Nominations and Elections; State Finance; Public Education; Social Legislation; Democracy and Citizenship; and Foreign Problems of the United States.