Episode 67: Into the Winterwood with Alex Kaufman

There’s nothing in the lively and pop-music infused Robin Hood pantomime performances or in 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood' by Howard Pyle that speaks of winter time or the Christmas holiday, but in his book ‘Christmastime Texts and the Popularity of the Robin Hood Tradition’, professor Alex Kaufman lays out the history behind how that book and Robin Hood pantomime performances came to be part of the Christmas tradition and, despite all of their color and greenery, can be considered part of what he has deemed the Winterwood.50% of all proceeds that go to support Into the Greenwood during the month of December will be donated to the National Immigration Law Center.To support the podcast go to:www.patreon.com/IntoGreenwoodorwww.buymeacoffee.com/intogreenwoodYou can also check out our brand new merch shop:https://into-the-greenwood.dashery.com/For more from Into the Greenwood:www.instagram.com/intogreenwood/www.threads.net/@intogreenwoodbsky.app/profile/intogreenwood.bsky.socialwww.facebook.com/intogreenwoodInto the Greenwood is produced by Thaddeus PapkeTheme music is by Plastic3No part of this podcast is created with the use of generative AI.Pantomime Audio segments are from the 2019 Lincoln Robin Hood pantomime and are curtesy of the British Panto [email protected] the show