William Tell

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen., 2015-07-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-08.

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.

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

European analogues

 Analogues