Brockman, Bennet. "Robin Hood and the Invention of Children's Literature."Children's Literature 10 (1982): 1-17. A wellknown and frequently cited examination of the transition of the Robin Hood legend from folklore to children's literature.

Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. New York: MJF Books, 1949. A description and definition of heroism as it relates to the three stages (Departure, Initiation, Return) of the Hero's Adventure; a highly influential text.

Cantor, Norman F. Inventing the Middle Ages.

New York: Quill William Morrow, 1991.

Considers the "invention" of the Middle Ages—and subsequent depictions—by the most prominent scholars and fictionwriters of the twentieth century.

Carpenter, Kevin. Robin Hood: The Many Faces of that Celebrated English Outlaw.

Oldenburg: Oldenburg University Press, 1995. A collection of the better and more substantive critical examinations of the legend of Robin Hood.

Dobson, R. B., and J. Taylor. Rymes of Robyn...