Monsters of the Gévaudan :: the making of a beast /
In a brilliant, original rendition, Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits a spellbinding French tale that has captivated imaginations for over two hundred years, and offers the definitive explanation of the strange events that underlie this timeless story. In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partiall...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In a brilliant, original rendition, Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits a spellbinding French tale that has captivated imaginations for over two hundred years, and offers the definitive explanation of the strange events that underlie this timeless story. In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending a flock of sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature, or creatures, whose cunning and deadly efficiency terrorized the region and mesmerized Europe. The fearsome aggressor quickly took on mythic status, and the beast of the Gévaudan passed into French folklore. What species was this killer, why did it decapitate so many of its victims, and why did it prefer the flesh of women and children? Why did contemporaries assume that the beast was anything but a wolf, or a pack of wolves, as authorities eventually claimed, and why is the tale so often ignored in histories of the ancien régime? Smith finds the answer to these last two questions in an accident of timing. The beast was bound to be perceived as strange and anomalous because its ravages coincided with the emergence of modernity itself. Expertly situated within the social, intellectual, cultural, and political currents of French life in the 1760s, Monsters of the Gévaudan will engage a wide range of readers with both its recasting of the beast narrative and its compelling insights into the allure of the monstrous in historical memory. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674061323 0674061322 |
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| spelling | Smith, Jay M., 1961- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvcDvfDKxxgcFhpdvXCBd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96019954 Monsters of the Gévaudan : the making of a beast / Jay M. Smith. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2011. ©2011 1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. In a brilliant, original rendition, Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits a spellbinding French tale that has captivated imaginations for over two hundred years, and offers the definitive explanation of the strange events that underlie this timeless story. In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending a flock of sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature, or creatures, whose cunning and deadly efficiency terrorized the region and mesmerized Europe. The fearsome aggressor quickly took on mythic status, and the beast of the Gévaudan passed into French folklore. What species was this killer, why did it decapitate so many of its victims, and why did it prefer the flesh of women and children? Why did contemporaries assume that the beast was anything but a wolf, or a pack of wolves, as authorities eventually claimed, and why is the tale so often ignored in histories of the ancien régime? Smith finds the answer to these last two questions in an accident of timing. The beast was bound to be perceived as strange and anomalous because its ravages coincided with the emergence of modernity itself. Expertly situated within the social, intellectual, cultural, and political currents of French life in the 1760s, Monsters of the Gévaudan will engage a wide range of readers with both its recasting of the beast narrative and its compelling insights into the allure of the monstrous in historical memory. In English. Print version record. Gévaudan (France) Social life and customs 18th century. 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. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038364 Culture populaire France Gévaudan Histoire 18e siècle. Bête du Gévaudan Histoire. Loups Attaques France Gévaudan Histoire 18e siècle. Loups France Gévaudan Folklore. Monstres France Gévaudan Folklore. Narration Aspect social France Histoire. Discours narratif. NATURE Animals Wolves. bisacsh HISTORY Europe France. bisacsh Beast of Gévaudan fast Discourse analysis, Narrative fast Manners and customs fast Monsters fast Narration (Rhetoric) Social aspects fast Popular culture fast Wolf attacks fast Wolves fast France fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd8gD4vdtqQMdQHvYqbBP France Gévaudan fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRt8KDb8TFWQVjRDby7B 1700-1799 fast Electronic books. folk tales. aat Folk tales fast Folklore fast History fast Folk tales. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026344 Contes. rvmgf has work: Monsters of the Gévaudan (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFYpQ4XKWWmTPGqCtMJ6mm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Smith, Jay M., 1961- Monsters of the Gévaudan. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011 9780674047167 (DLC) 2010044994 (OCoLC)676725351 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=361676 Volltext |
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