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- Title
‘He Tolde Oute Four Hundred Pounde’: Resolution of an Arithmetical Problem in Editions of A Gest of Robyn Hode.
- Authors
Kerry, Rebecca
- Abstract
The article critiques the story "A Gest of Robyn Hode," particularly commenting on discrepancies between the amount of money given to a knight by the character Little John between several manuscript editions. It addresses the potential corruption of early texts, issues relating to the ethics of the commodity-exchange relationship, and gift-giving.
- Subjects
GIFT giving; GEST of Robyn Hode, A (Book); MONEY in literature; LITTLE John (Legendary character : Great Britain); ROBIN Hood (Legendary character); ETHICS
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2013, Vol 60, Issue 3, p367
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjt153