The medieval outlaws of Britain maintain a hold on the present-day imagination, judging by their presence in literature and on film. Exploring the nature of both historical and fictional outlaws, these twelve critical essays survey the literary, historical, and cultural environments that produced them, namely the medieval and early modern periods. Divided into three parts, the text examines the historical records of real outlawed men and women and the representation of Jews in medieval Britain as possible outlaws, outlaws associated specifically with Wales, and the popular figure of Robin Hood and the context of the late medieval poems and plays that feature him as a prominent figure. “a very worthwhile volume..an excellent educational tool”― Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching . Alexander L. Kaufman is Professor of English at Auburn University at Montgomery. Alexander L. Kaufman is an associate professor of English at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama. This is his second book.