{"product_id":"the-essential-guide-to-werewolf-brian-j-frost-9780879728601","title":"The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian J. Frost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879728604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879728601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.05w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 95","brand":"Brian J. Frost","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926744301823,"sku":"9780879728601","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0398d530-df40-457c-8c64-672010e11164.jpg?v=1681084768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essential-guide-to-werewolf-brian-j-frost-9780879728601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}