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Indlæser... Bows against the barons (udgave 1967)af Geoffrey Trease
Detaljer om værketBows Against the Barons af Geoffrey Trease
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First published in 1934, this rousing tale of medieval
England was Geoffrey Trease's first published work. Years
later, in 1966, he slightly revised the book and in his note
to that edition - reprinted six times recalled its extraordinary pull. Boys and girls wrote to me from all over the world. It was even turned into Icelandic. A friend told me how, when fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he found a German translation of it in Barcelona which had been published in Russia. 'The tale of young Dickon, the clash between rich and poor, and above all, the story of the great leader, Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest presented as the author felt he might have been, can now be re-discovered by a new generation of younger readers. No library descriptions found. |
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Originally published in 1934, and revised in 1966, Bows Against the Barons was Geoffrey Trease's first book, and it is - as the author himself acknowledges in his afterword - a young man's story. The style is sometimes a little immature - the Sheriff of Nottingham actually twirls his mustaches at one point - and the tone rather anachronistic. Characters scoff at various aspects of medieval society - religious pilgrims, for instance - in a manner that feels very modern. The great conflict is not, as is so often the case in retellings of the Robin Hood legend, between Normans and Saxons, but between "masters and men," have and have-nots. In fact, Trease continually emphasizes this point, using language and ideas that would seem more appropriate in a story set in the industrialized world.
Of course, the Robin Hood legend is one that lends itself to many kinds of rebellion, continually reinvented and perennially relevant, so it should come as no surprise that this retelling seems heavily influenced by the inequities and social unrest of its own time. Trease's tale, more historical fiction than fantastic fairytale, is well-told and exciting, whatever his stylistic weaknesses. The reader feels invested in Dickon himself, and although some of the Sherwood folk (Marian, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet) are mentioned only in passing, Robin himself emerges as a charismatic leader and revolutionary thinker. Bows Against the Barons may not make my list of favorites, but it is definitely an enjoyable addition to my Robin Hood shelf! (