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- The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
- Series: A Ray and Pat Browne Book
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In this fascinating book, Brian J. Frost presents the first full-scale survey of werewolf literature covering both fiction and nonfiction works. He identifies principal elements in the werewolf myth, considers various theories of the phenomenon of shapeshifting, surveys nonfiction books, and traces the myth from its origins in ancient superstitions to its modern representations in fantasy and horror fiction.
Frost’s analysis encompasses fanciful medieval beliefs, popular works by Victorian authors, scholarly treatises and medical papers, and short stories from pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. Revealing the complex nature of the werewolf phenomenon and its tremendous and continuing influence, The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.
Frost’s analysis encompasses fanciful medieval beliefs, popular works by Victorian authors, scholarly treatises and medical papers, and short stories from pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. Revealing the complex nature of the werewolf phenomenon and its tremendous and continuing influence, The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-7
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-9
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-17
- 1. The Werewolf Phenomenon
- pp. 3-29
- 2. A Survey of Reference Works
- pp. 30-49
- 3. The Werewolf Enters Fiction
- pp. 50-105
- 4. A New Approach
- pp. 106-143
- 5. The Beast Within
- pp. 144-186
- 6. The Boom Years
- pp. 187-238
- 7. Werewolf Anthologies
- pp. 239-258
- Bibliography
- pp. 259-332
- Other Works in the Series
- pp. 365-381
Additional Information
ISBN
9780879728861
Related ISBN(s)
9780879728595, 9780879728601
MARC Record
OCLC
607074971
Pages
380
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2003