E. W. B. Nicholson, “The Werewolf in Literature”

Record summary

E. W. B. Nicholson is associated with discussions of the werewolf motif in European literature and folklore, especially the movement between medieval narrative, classical precedent and later literary treatment. This lead may help trace how transformation stories were categorized before modern folklore studies standardized motif terminology. The exact publication details and attribution should be checked carefully because bibliographies sometimes conflate Nicholson’s notes with other Oxford discussions of lycanthropy. Its value is primarily comparative and historiographical rather than evidential.