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Author

Smith, Jay M., 1961-

Title Monsters of the Gevaudan [electronic resource] : the making of a beast / Jay M. Smith.

Imprint

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	378 p.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Popular culture -- France -- Gevaudan -- History -- 18th century.
	Beast of Gevaudan -- History.
	Wolf attacks -- France -- Gevaudan -- History -- 18th century.
	Wolves -- France -- Gevaudan -- Folklore.
	Monsters -- France -- Gevaudan -- Folklore.
	Narration (Rhetoric) -- Social aspects -- France -- History.
	Discourse analysis, Narrative.
	Gevaudan (France) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780674047167 (alk. paper)
	9780674061323 (electronic bk.)