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Monsters of the Gévaudan the making of a beast /

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Autore principale: Smith, Jay M., 1961-
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Soggetti:
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.
Gévaudan (France) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
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Sommario:
  • 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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