Smith, Jay M.,  1961- <br/><br/>
Monsters of the Gevaudan  the making of a beast /  [electronic resource] : 
Jay M. Smith. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  2011. 
 - 378 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674061323 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Popular culture--History--France--Gevaudan--18th century.<br/>Beast of Gevaudan--History.<br/>Wolf attacks--History--France--Gevaudan--18th century.<br/>Wolves--France--Gevaudan--Folklore.<br/>Monsters--France--Gevaudan--Folklore.<br/>Narration (Rhetoric)--Social aspects--History.--France<br/>Discourse analysis, Narrative.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Gevaudan (France)--Social life and customs--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DC611.G4  / S64 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>599.7730944/81