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In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature whose deadly efficiency mesmerized Europe. Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits this spellbinding tale and offers the definitive explanation for its mythic status in French folklore.
In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature whose deadly efficiency mesmerized Europe. Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits this spellbinding tale and offers the definitive explanation for its mythic status in French folklore.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents Introduction: The Beast and Its World 1. Sounding the Alarm 2. Monsters Real and Imagined 3. Digesting Defeat 4. A Star Is Born 5. The Perils of Publicity 6. Heroes and Skeptics 7. Exaggerated and Expectations and Extraordinary Endings 8. Narrative Echoes Past and Present Conclusion: The Beast in History Notes Note on Place Names Note on Sources Acknowledgments Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
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Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
ISBN-13: | 9780674047167 |
ISBN-10: | 0674047168 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Autor: | Smith, Jay M. |
Hersteller: | De Gruyter |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | De Gruyter, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, orders-books@degruyter.com |
Maße: | 242 x 170 x 31 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jay M. Smith |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.04.2011 |
Gewicht: | 0,794 kg |