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Beschreibung
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
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
Artikel-ID: 121212065

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