Christmastime texts and the popularity of the Robin Hood tradition / Alexander L. Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufman, Alexander L., author.

Series:

Medieval Media Cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legends.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

York, England : Arc Humanities Press, [2025]

Summary:

This is the first full-length study of Robin Hood Christmastime poems, novels, short stories, dramatic and musical performances, material culture, and media. Set in the cozy confines (and harsh climate) of the winter months, there exists a unique genre within the Robin Hood tradition, the winterwood, one that over the centuries has helped to secure the popularity of the outlaw and create and maintain memories of him for audiences of all ages. These winterwood stories unite the Robin Hood tradition with the Christmastime season, welcome performance and performativity, embrace and interrogate the commercial aspect of the season, and are created mostly for children and for families to experience together. As Christmas is a time for peace, mercy, and goodwill toward all, Robin Hood is both the good outlaw and also the trickster, for in these winterwood texts he becomes an exemplar of "proper" Christmastime moral thought and action.

Contents:

COVER

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Early Authorities of the Winterwood

Chapter 2. Winterwood Theatre in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Chapter 3. Mobile Winterwood Texts

Chapter 4. Winterwood Books That Delight and Instruct

Chapter 5. The Postmodern Winterwood

Postscript. Winterwood Ghosts of the Past, Present, and Future

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80270-327-6

1-80270-328-4

OCLC:

1514637113