Monsters of the Gévaudan : the making of a beast /

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In a brilliant, original rendition, Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits a spellbinding French tale that has captivated imaginations for over two hundred years, and offers the definitive explanation of the strange events that underlie this timeless story. In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partiall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Jay M., 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Temas:
1700-1799
Popular culture > France > Gévaudan > History > 18th century.
Beast of Gévaudan > History.
Wolf attacks > France > Gévaudan > History > 18th century.
Wolves > France > Gévaudan > Folklore.
Monsters > France > Gévaudan > Folklore.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Social aspects > France > History.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Culture populaire > France > Gévaudan > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Bête du Gévaudan > Histoire.
Loups > Attaques > France > Gévaudan > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Loups > France > Gévaudan > Folklore.
Monstres > France > Gévaudan > Folklore.
Narration > Aspect social > France > Histoire.
Discours narratif.
NATURE > Animals > Wolves.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Beast of Gévaudan
Discourse analysis, Narrative
Manners and customs
Monsters
Narration (Rhetoric) > Social aspects
Popular culture
Wolf attacks
Wolves
Gévaudan (France) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
France
France > Gévaudan
Electronic books.
folk tales.
Folk tales
Folklore
History
Folk tales.
Contes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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