Monsters of the Gévaudan [[electronic resource] ] : the making of a beast / / Jay M. Smith |
Autore | Smith Jay M. <1961-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.7730944/81 |
Soggetto topico |
Popular culture - France - Gévaudan - History - 18th century
Beast of Gévaudan - History Wolf attacks - France - Gévaudan - History - 18th century Wolves - France - Gévaudan Monsters - France - Gévaudan Narration (Rhetoric) - Social aspects - France - History Discourse analysis, Narrative |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-674-06132-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460080403321 |
Smith Jay M. <1961-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Monsters of the Gévaudan [[electronic resource] ] : the making of a beast / / Jay M. Smith |
Autore | Smith Jay M. <1961-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.7730944/81 |
Soggetto topico |
Popular culture - France - Gévaudan - History - 18th century
Beast of Gévaudan - History Wolf attacks - France - Gévaudan - History - 18th century Wolves - France - Gévaudan Monsters - France - Gévaudan Narration (Rhetoric) - Social aspects - France - History Discourse analysis, Narrative |
ISBN |
0-674-26743-5
0-674-06132-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789806803321 |
Smith Jay M. <1961-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Monsters of the Gévaudan : the making of a beast / / Jay M. Smith |
Autore | Smith Jay M. <1961-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.7730944/81 |
Soggetto topico |
Popular culture - France - Gévaudan - History - 18th century
Beast of Gévaudan - History Wolf attacks - France - Gévaudan - History - 18th century Wolves - France - Gévaudan Monsters - France - Gévaudan Narration (Rhetoric) - Social aspects - France - History Discourse analysis, Narrative |
ISBN |
0-674-26743-5
0-674-06132-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816011003321 |
Smith Jay M. <1961-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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