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The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature

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From: The Journal of American Culture
Date: 20041201
Author:Simpson, Philip L

The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature

Brian J. Frost. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003.

Brian J. Frost's book provides a comprehensive overview of werewolf fiction and nonfiction, from ancient Roman writers such as Virgil and Ovid through what Frost calls "the boom years" of the 1990s. The breadth of Frost's coverage is impressive, making this book an essential reference guide for those interested in the literary pedigree of the werewolf. Although the term "werewolf" itself is Anglo-Saxon in origin, Frost notes that stories of human beings who transform themselves into wolves ...

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