Between Jest and Dream: The Mad Pranks and Merry Jests of Robin Goodfellow

At once mischievous and moral, rustic and theatrical, Robin Goodfellow – the shapeshifting sprite of English folklore – stands at the crossroads of laughter, literature, and belief. This volume reintroduces The Mad Pranks and Merry Jests of Robin Goodfellow (1628–1639), the seminal chapbook that brought the household hobgoblin of oral legend into print, and explores his transformation through…