Sad Shepherd, The, or A Tale of Robin Hood

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | 588 words | Copyright

Sad Shepherd, The, or A Tale of Robin Hood, an unfinished pastoral tragi-comedy by Jonson, written c.1635, printed 1641.

Robin has invited the shepherds and shepherdesses of the Vale of Belvoir to a feast in Sherwood Forest. Aeglamour, the Sad Shepherd, relates the loss of his beloved Earine, believed drowned in the Trent. In reality she has been shut up in an oak tree by the witch Maudlin as prey for her son Lorel, a swineherd. The witch, in the form of Maid Marian, abuses Robin Hood and throws his guests into confusion, but her wiles are detected and Robin's huntsmen pursue her.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sad Shepherd, The, or A Tale of Robin Hood." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sad Shepherd, The, or A Tale of Robin Hood." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SadShepherdTheorATlfRbnHd.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sad Shepherd, The, or A Tale of Robin Hood." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SadShepherdTheorATlfRbnHd.html

Learn more about citation styles