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Joseph Ritson, more than any other person, is responsible for the transformation of [[Robin Hood]] into a champion of [[Wealth redistribution]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holt|first1=James Clarke|title=Robin Hood|date=1989|publisher=Thames and Hudson|isbn= 978-0500289358|pages=181–185}}</ref>
Joseph Ritson, more than any other person, is responsible for the transformation of [[Robin Hood]] into a champion of [[Wealth redistribution]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holt|first1=James Clarke|title=Robin Hood|date=1989|publisher=Thames and Hudson|isbn= 978-0500289358|pages=181–185}}</ref>
==Early life==
==Early life==
Joseph Ritson, son of Joseph Ritson and Jane Gibson, was born October 2, 1752, at Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UDZxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA11 Joseph Ritson: A Critical Biography]</ref>
Joseph Ritson, son of Joseph Ritson and Jane Gibson, was born October 2, 1752, at Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UDZxAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA11 Joseph Ritson: A Critical Biography]</ref>
==Work==
A zealous literary antiquary and critic, was indefatigable in his labours to illustrate English literature, particularly the neglected ballad strains of the nation. He published in 1783 a valuable collection of English songs; in 1790, Ancient Songs, from the Time of Henry III. to the Revolution; in 1792, Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry; and in 1794, A Collection of Scottish Songs.
In 1791, Ritson visited France<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mVJA5Z7CRHMC&pg=PA361 The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism from 1600 to Modern Times]</ref> where he was influenced by the ideals of the [[French Revolution]].<ref>[http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/AuthorRecord.php?recordid=33255 Joseph Ritson], Virginia Tech</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5t88zLVFcigC&pg=PA616 Joseph Ritson]</ref> After a few years in 1795, he published ''Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant, Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw'', which introduced the modern interpretation of Robin Hood known today: "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor".
In most of his works, Ritson was a faithful and acute editor, and profoundly versed in literary antiquities. However, he was of a jealous irritable temper, which kept him in a state of constant warfare with his brother collectors. He was in diet a strict Pythagorean, and wrote a treatise against the use of animal food.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bxVJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA688 Cyclopædia of English Literature: Consisting of a Series of Specimens of British Writers in Prose and Verse, Connected by a Historical and Critical Narrative, Volume 2]</ref>
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