Reynard The Fox: Goethe’s Psychopath

by Erin Banks Background The tale of Reynard had been a beloved German folk story, passed on orally for generations, before originally being written down in 1498’s Germany as “Reynke de vos”. It remained a bestseller until the 16th century. But to this day we associate Reynard’s story with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) who…