ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Although many of the best-known Robin Hood ballads are postmedieval, there is a core that can be confidently attributed to the medieval period. These are Robin Hood and the Monk, Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, Robin Hood and the Potter, and the Lytyll Geste of Robin Hode.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stories about Robin Hood are legends, which makes them part of the folklore genre. The stories are considered legends because they are believed to have been based on a real person, Robin of Lockersley, who was born in about 1160 AD in England.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, the earliest Robin Hood ballad that we know of, written about 1450, refers to itself as “the talkyng of the munke and Robyn Hode.” This ballad is untitled, but usually scholars give it the catchy title of Robin Hood and the Monk.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brotherhood, family, and the redistribution of goods from the rich to the poor are common themes visited throughout The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.

Detailed explanation-5: -This ballad was written by the prominent 17th century broadside balladist Martin Parker, and published in 1632. By Parker’s own account from it was based reliable historical sources, but more probably from the abundant literary and ballad sources then available.