Monsters of the Gevaudan - The Making of a Beast

Informationen zum Autor Jay M. Smith is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Jay M. Smith
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2011
• EAN: 9780674047167
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04716-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; France, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Folklore, myths & legends, C 1700 To C 1800, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)