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Smith, Jay M., 1961-

Monsters of the Gevaudan the making of a beast / [electronic resource] : Jay M. Smith. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011. - 378 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The beast and its world -- Sounding the alarm -- Monsters real and imagined -- Digesting defeat -- A star is born -- The perils of publicity -- Heroes and skeptics -- Exaggerated expectations and extraordinary endings -- Narrative echoes past and present -- Conclusion: The beast in history -- Note on place names.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780674061323 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Popular culture--History--France--Gevaudan--18th century.
Beast of Gevaudan--History.
Wolf attacks--History--France--Gevaudan--18th century.
Wolves--France--Gevaudan--Folklore.
Monsters--France--Gevaudan--Folklore.
Narration (Rhetoric)--Social aspects--History.--France
Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Gevaudan (France)--Social life and customs--18th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DC611.G4 / S64 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 599.7730944/81