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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777435203321

Autore

Grigsby Bryon Lee.

Titolo

Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature / / Bryon Lee Grigsby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-88383-1

1-135-88384-X

1-280-04985-5

0-203-50885-8

0-415-76266-9

Descrizione fisica

xii, 201 p

Collana

Medieval history and culture ; ; v. 23

Disciplina

820.9/3561

Soggetti

English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism

Medicine in literature

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Literature and medicine - Great Britain - History

Epidemics - Great Britain - History

Diseases - Great Britain - History

Medicine - Great Britain - History

Plague - Great Britain - History

Diseases in literature

Plague in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 From Sophrosyne to Sin -- chapter 2 Leprosy, Bubonic Plague, and Syphilis -- chapter 3 Leprosy and Spiritual Sins in Medieval Literature -- chapter 4 Plague as Apocalypse in Medieval Literature -- chapter 5 Learning to Cope with Disease -- chapter 6 Leprosy and Syphilis in Early Modern Literature.