The essential guide to werewolf literature / Brian J. Frost.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frost, Brian J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Werewolves in literature.

Literature, Modern--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Physical Description:

xiii, 364 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, [2003]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 The Werewolf Phenomenon 3

2 A Survey of Reference Works 30

3 The Werewolf Enters Fiction 50

4 A New Approach 106

5 The Beast Within 144

6 The Boom Years 187

7 Werewolf Anthologies 239.

Notes:

"A Ray and Pat Browne book"--P. opp. t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-332) and index.

ISBN:

0879728590

0879728604

OCLC:

52079590