William Tell

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen., 2015-07-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-09-18.

Primary Sources

B., W. W. Poetry of Incident: being Versions, After the Humour of the Moment, of Incidents which Struck the Author, in His Readings and Ramblings (Belfast, 1851), includes a poem on William Tell.^[1]

Studies and criticism

Clouston, W. A. 'William Tell and the Apple', Notes & Queries, Series 7, vol. IV (1887), pp. 241-42; lists analogues of William Tell's apple shooting feat, including Adam Bell; cites at length a Persian analogue to this incident.
Crone, John S. 'William Tell', Notes & Queries, Series 10, vol. II (1904), pp. 412-13; author of English poem on William Tell (c. 1850) is a W. B. Bayne [recte W.W. Bayne?], assistant master of Belfast Academy; response to F., S.J.A,; see below.
F., S.J.A. 'William Tell', Notes & Queries, Series 10, vol. II (1904), p. 327, asks for author information for an English poem on William Tell. Reply by John S. Crone, above,
Gibson, Geoffrey. 'The Origins of William Tell', Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, vol. 18 (1975), pp. 6-8
Hic et Ubique. 'William Tell', Notes & Queries, Series 11, vol. V (1912), p. 469; seeks information about a book which includes William Tell, an English language comic play for children. Apparently this query was never answered.
P.-G., H. 'William Tell', Notes & Queries, vol. CXCV (1950), p. 415; in answer to query from T., A., below: William Tell's weapon was a cross-bow.
R., G.H. 'William Tell Legend', Notes & Queries, Series 1, vol. III (1851), p. 187; query concerning "the true origin of the William Tell apple story", lists several analogues, including Adam Bell.
Russell, Claud. 'William Tell', Notes & Queries, vol. CXCV (1950), p. 415; in answer to query from T., A., below: William Tell's weapon was a cross-bow.
T., A. 'William Tell', Notes & Queries, vol. CXCV (1950), p. 348; query: did William Tell use a cross-bow according to tradition?
Wikipedia: William Tell. A good place to start for the Tell novice.

Brief mention

Hungerford, Roy C. 'Archery and Magic', Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries. vol. 10 (1967), pp. 6-11; see pp. 9, 10.

Notes

↑ See notes by Crone, John S.; F., S.J.A., under 'Studies and criticism'.

European analogues

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[1] See notes by Crone, John S.; F., S.J.A., under 'Studies and criticism'.

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