Book 2009
Plague writing in early modern England
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- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Plague in literature
- Epidemics in literature
- Diseases in literature
- Plague -- Political aspects
- Plague -- Religious aspects
During the 17th 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 centres. This book brings to life the many and complex ways Londoners made sense of such unspeakable devastation.