Plague writing in early modern England /
During the seventeenth century, England was beset by three epidemics of the bubonic plague, each outbreak claiming between a quarter and a third of the population of London and other urban centers. Surveying a wide range of responses to these epidemics-sermons, medical tracts, pious exhortations, sa...
| Основен автор: | Gilman, Ernest B., 1946- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
℗♭2009.
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Plague writing in early modern England. |
| Резюме: |
During the seventeenth century, England was beset by three epidemics of the bubonic plague, each outbreak claiming between a quarter and a third of the population of London and other urban centers. Surveying a wide range of responses to these epidemics-sermons, medical tracts, pious exhortations, satirical pamphlets, and political commentary-Plague Writing in Early Modern England brings to life the many and complex ways Londoners made sense of such unspeakable devastation. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 295 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226294117 0226294110 9780226294094 0226294099 1282239597 9781282239593 |