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100 1 a| Smith, Jay M.,d| 1961-=| ^A382574;

245 10 a| Monsters of the Gevaudan :b| the making of a beast /c| Jay M. Smith.;

260 a| Cambridge, Mass. :b| Harvard University Press,c| 2011.;

300 a| 378 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

651 0 a| Gévaudan (France)x| Social life and customsy| 18th century.=| ^A830771;

650 0 a| Beast of Gévaudanx| History.=| ^A1057169;

650 0 a| Discourse analysis, Narrative.=| ^A133517;

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

Author/creator	Smith, Jay M., 1961-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Description	378 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	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. Gévaudan (France)--Social life and customs. --18th century.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010044994
ISBN	9780674047167 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674047168 (alk. paper)

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