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Monsters of the Gévaudan : the making of a beast / Jay M. Smith.

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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 partially...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author: Smith, Jay M., 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Gévaudan (France) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
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.
Beast of Gévaudan.
Manners and customs.
Monsters.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Social aspects.
Popular culture.
Wolf attacks.
Wolves.
France.
France > Gévaudan.
Folk tales.
Folklore.
History.
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