Metamorphoses of the Werewolf: A Literary Study from Antiquity Through the Renaissance

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The mythical werewolf is known for its sudden transformation under the full moon, but the creature also underwent a narrative evolution from bloodthirsty creature to hero. Beginning with The Epic of Gilgamesh, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and an account in Petronius' Satyricon, the book analyzes the context that created the traditional image of the werewolf as a savage beast. The Catholic Church's response to the popular belief in werewolves and medieval literature's sympathetic depiction of the werewolf as victim are ...
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Overview

The mythical werewolf is known for its sudden transformation under the full moon, but the creature also underwent a narrative evolution from bloodthirsty creature to hero. Beginning with The Epic of Gilgamesh, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and an account in Petronius' Satyricon, the book analyzes the context that created the traditional image of the werewolf as a savage beast. The Catholic Church's response to the popular belief in werewolves and medieval literature's sympathetic depiction of the werewolf as victim are presented to support the idea of a complex and varied cultural symbol.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780786435593
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
  • Publication date: 9/28/2008
  • Pages: 228
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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Leslie A. Sconduto is a French professor at Bradley University. She is author of Guillaume de Palerne: An English Translation of the 12th Century French Verse Romance (McFarland, 2004).
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Table of Contents

1 The Werewolf in Antiquity 7

2 The Church's Response to the Werewolf 15

3 The Werewolves of Ossory and Other Medieval Wonder Tales and Marvels 26

4 Bisclavretor a Lesson in Loyalty 39

5 Melion or a Lesson About Pride 57

6 Arthur and Gorlagon or a Lesson for an Adulteress 76

7 Guillaume de Palerne or a Lesson in Noble Sacrifice 90

8 A New Renaissance for the Wicked Werewolf 127

9 Explanations or "Que cele beste senefie" 180

Notes 201

Bibliography 211

Index 217

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