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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilman, Ernest B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2009]
Temas:
Diseases and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Diseases in literature.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Epidemics in literature.
Epidemics > England > History > 17th century.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Medicine in literature.
Medicine > History > 17th century.
Medicine > Religious aspects.
Plague in literature.
Plague > Political aspects.
Plague > Religious aspects.
Plague > England > History > 17th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
history of medicine, 17th century, epidemics, bubonic plague, london, urban centers, sermons, preachers, religion, faith, natural disasters, medical tracts, pious exhortations, satirical pamphlets, political commentary, divine justice, christian belief, pepys, defoe, early modern england, super viruses, global pandemic, great britain, regime change, ben jonson, john donne.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. The View from the Mountain
  • Chapter 1. Diagnosing Plague Narratives
  • Chapter 2. The Plague and the Word
  • Chapter 3. Jonson, Regime Change, and the Plague of 1603
  • Chapter 4. Here Lies Ben Jonson
  • Chapter 5. John Donne: Translating the Plague
  • Chapter 6. Writing the "Great Plague": Pepys and Defoe
  • Conclusion. The View from Here
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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