Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature

Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature /

This book examines three diseases - leprosy, bubonic plague and syphillis - to show how doctors, priests and authors in the Middle Ages saw certain illnesses through a moral filter: as punishment from God.

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Main Author:	Grigsby, Bryon Lee
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2004
Series:	Medieval history and culture ; v. 23.
Subjects:	English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Medicine in literature. English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism. Literature and medicine > England > History > 17th century. Literature and medicine > England > History > 16th century. Literature and medicine > England > History > To 1500. Epidemics > Great Britain > History. Diseases > Great Britain > History. Medicine > Great Britain > History. Plague > Great Britain > History. Diseases in literature. Plague in literature. Medicine, Medieval. Medicine in Literature Syphilis > history Leprosy > history Plague > history History, Early Modern 1451-1600 History, Medieval England Electronic books.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

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