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Monsters of the Gevaudan : the making of a beast. Jay M. Smith

Smith, Jay M [1961-...] 2011

Disponible 33MQB MQB Magasin (N-A-023465 )

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Monsters of the Gevaudan : the making of a beast. Jay M. Smith
Auteur: Smith, Jay M [1961-...]
Sujets: Popular culture -- History -- France -- Gevaudan -- 18th century;
Beast of Gevaudan -- History;
Bête du Gévaudan;
Wolf attacks -- History -- France -- Gevaudan -- 18th century;
Attaques de loups -- France -- Gévaudan (France) -- 18e siècle;
Wolves -- Folklore -- France -- Gevaudan;
Loups-garous -- France -- Gévaudan (France) -- 18e siècle;
Loup -- Folklore -- France -- Gévaudan (France) -- 18e siècle;
Monsters -- Folklore -- France -- Gevaudan;
Narration (Rhetoric) -- Social aspects -- France -- History;
Discourse analysis, Narrative;
Gevaudan (France) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
Description: Bibliogr. p. 285-353. 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
Éditeur: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011
Date de publication: 2011
Format: 1 vol. (378 p.) : ill., cartes, jaquette ill. en coul. ; 25 cm
Langue: Anglais

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