Brendan O'Neill, "Why
Does Robin Hood Keep Coming Back?,"
BBC News Magazine, April 23, 2009.DISCUSSION TOPIC: THE OUTLAW AS FOLK HERO
Some Questions
What is most interesting about each of Robin Hood, Ned Kelly and Jesse James? To what degree was both the biography and legend of each shaped by the society from which they emerged?
How would you begin to compare and contrast the legends of Robin Hood, Ned Kelly and Jesse James? What patterns recur?
Do you think that the "outlaw folk hero" qualifies as an archetype?
Possible Starting Places
Mike Ibeji, "Robin Hood And His Historical Context," BBC History.
Brendan O'Neill, "Why
Does Robin Hood Keep Coming Back?,"
BBC News Magazine, April 23, 2009.
"The Real Robin Hood,"
History Channel:
Phil Mercer, "Ned
Kelly: The Outlaw Who Divides A Nation,"
BBC News, January 19, 2013.
Graham Seal, "Ned Kelly: The Genesis Of A National Hero," History Today, 30 (November 1980): 9-15.
Jesse James, PBS:
A documentary from the Wild West series.
Robin Hood In The News
Tom Geoghegan, "Why
Is King John The Classic Villain?,"
BBC News Magazine, March 1, 2011.
"The
Legend Of Robin Hood,"
BBC Nottingham, March 2, 2010.
Steve Rose, "A
Robin Hood For Our Times,"
Guardian, February 5, 2007.
"Crowe 'Linked To Robin Hood Film,'"
BBC News, February 1, 2007.
"Robin Hood Stunt Sparks NY 'Riot,'",
BBC News, November 20, 2006.
Brady Haran,
"Whose Outlaw Is It Anyway?,"
BBC News, May 4, 2004.
Brady Haran,
"Robin Hood's Grave 'Dug Up,'"
BBC News, October 17, 2003.
Brady Haran,
"Sheriff Dismisses 'Villain' Tag,"
BBC News, March 18, 2003.
"Discovery Backs 'Real' Robin Hood," BBC News, August 16, 2002.
Robin Hood Articles
Stephen Basdeo, "Robin Hood The Brute," History Today (October 6, 2015).
Maurice Keen, "Robin Hood: A Peasant Hero," History Today, 41 (October 1991): 20-24.
Robin Hood Web-Sites
Robin Hood -- Bold Outlaw
Of Barnsdale And Sherwood:
Robin Hood
-- Wikipedia: An
entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
World Wide Robin Hood
Society:
:
Robin Hood Project At The University Of Rochester:
Robin Hood Audio And Video Sources
"Robin Hood," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4: A superb audio documentary hosted by BBC critic
Melvyn Bragg.
"Robin Hood -- The Myth And Legend," ABC Overnights, July 23, 2014.
"The Legend(s) Of Robin Hood," On Point, WBUR, May 14, 2010.
"Was Robin Hood A Hero -- Or Gangster?," Today, BBC Radio 4, March 17, 2009.
Ned Kelly In The News
Larissa Romensky, "A Year In A Burqa Gives Artist A New View Of Ned Kelly's Story," ABC Central Victoria, March 27, 2015.
Alastair Sooke, "Ned Kelly, Sidney Nolan And The Story Of Australian Art," BBC Culture, October 21, 2014.
Oliver Milman, "Skull Thought To Be Ned Kelly's Ruled Out As Belonging To The Bushranger," Guardian, October 3, 2014.
"Ned Kelly Buried In Concrete," Telegraph, January 20, 2013.
"A Bandit's Bones Are Headed Home," New York Times, August 2, 2012.
Narelle Graham, "Ned Kelly's Remains To Be Released To Family," ABC News, November 9, 2011.
Lauren Niland, "The
Curious Case Of Ned Kelly's Skull,"
Guardian, September 2, 2011.
Margaret Burin, "Ned Kelly Was Here: Rethinking An Icon," ABC Ballarat, September 1, 2011.
"Remains
Of Australian Outlaw Ned Kelly Identified,"
Guardian, September 1, 2011.
Christine Kenneally, "A Hero's Legend And A Stolen Skull Rustle Up A DNA Drama," New York Times, August 31, 2011.
A. O. Scott, "Film Review: It's High Noon In The Australian Outback," New York Times, March 26, 2004.
David Fickling, "Ned Kelly, The Legend That Still Torments Australia," Observer, November 30, 2003.
Patrick Barkham, "Ned Kelly's Last Testament," Guardian, December 4, 2000.
Ned Kelly Articles
Mark Juddery, "The Story Of The Kelly Gang," History Today, 58 (January 2008): 24-30.
Deborah Bird Rose, "Ned Kelly Died For Our Sins," Oceania, 65 (December 1994).
Ned Kelly Web-Sites
Ned Kelly -- National Library Of Australia:
True Story Of Ned Kelly And Burka Woman:
Ned Kelly, National Museum Of Australia:
Ned Kelly Audio And Video Sources
"Ned Kelly," 2014:
"Ned Kelly Granted Funeral 130 Years On," ABC AM, January 18, 2013.
"A Private Burial For Ned Kelly," ABC Sydney, January 16, 2013.
"Ned Kelly To Be Buried In Unmarked Grave," ABC Melbourne, January 16, 2013.
"Ned Kelly To Be Reburied," World Today, ABC, November 9, 2011.
"Bones
Of Aussie Outlaw Legend Rise Again,"
All Things Considered, NPR, October 15, 2011.
"Ned Kelly's Body Identified -- Video," Guardian, September 1, 2011.
"Ned Kelly Found: The Science Behind The Story," ABC Melbourne, September 1, 2011.
"Ned Kelly," Making History, BBC Radio 4, December 16, 2008.
Jesse James In The News
Manohla Dargis, "Good,
Bad Or Ugly: A Legend Shrouded In Gunsmoke Remains Hazy,"
New York Times, September 21, 2007.
Richard E. Nicholls, "Thoroughly Bad Guy," New York Times, October 27, 2002.
Janet Maslin, "Books Of the Times -- Wild West Desperado Cast As Political Terrorist," New York Times, October 10, 2002.
Jesse James Articles
James Reston, Jr., "Jesse James And Me," Smithsonian, 38 (October 2007): 112-120.
Jesse James Web-Sites
Jesse James Audio And Video Sources
"What Drove Wild West's Jesse James To Become An Outlaw?," All Things Considered, NPR, August 17, 2013.
Other Folk Outlaws In The News
Marc Lacey, "No
Pardon For Billy The Kid,"
New York Times, December 31, 2010.
Hampton Sides, "Op-Ed: Not-So-Charming Billy," New York Times, September 6, 2010.
Marc Lacey, "Old
West Showdown Is Revived,"
New York Times, August 16, 2010.
T. J. Stiles, "Wanted:
The Real Kid," New
York Times Book Review, March 25, 2007.
Michael Janofsky, "122 Years Later, Lawmen Are Still Chasing Billy The Kid," New York Times, June 5, 2003.
Other Folk Outlaw Articles
Graham Seal, "The Robin Hood Principle: Folklore, History And The Social Bandit," Journal Of Folklore Research, 46 (January-April 2009): 67-89.
Razor Smith, "Review Of 'Dick Turpin -- The Myth Of The English Highwayman,' By James Sharpe," New Statesman, 133 (February 23, 2004): 53-54.
Peter Rose, "The Real Dick Turpin," British Heritage, 19 (February 1998).
Jake Page, "Was Billy the Kid A Superhero -- Or A Superscoundrel?," Smithsonian, 21 (February 1991).
Frederick Turner, "The Legend Maker: Billy The Kid," Nation, 223 (November 27, 1976): 565-68.
Other Folk Outlaw Web-Sites
Bonnie
And Clyde -- Wikipedia:
Clyde Barrow Gang Collection -- Portal To Texas History:
Pretty
Boy Floyd -- Wikipedia:
Other Folk Outlaw Audio And Video Sources
"Horrible Histories -- Dick Turpin Highway Man Lyrics," BBC.
Billy The Kid,
PBS: A documentary from the American Experience series.
"U.S. Man's Two-Dollar Billy The Kid Photo Now Worth Millions," In Short, BBC Radio 5, October 15, 2015.
"New Mexico Weighs Pardon Of Billy The Kid," All Things Considered, NPR, December 28, 2010.
"A Pardon For The Wild West's Infamous Outlaw?," Talk Of The Nation, NPR, September 13, 2010.
"The Real Story Of Bonnie And Clyde":
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4
