The Resource Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature, Bryon Lee Grigsby
Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature, Bryon Lee Grigsby
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- Summary
- Examines three diseases--leprosy, bubonic plague, and syphilis--to show how doctors, priests, and literary authors from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance interpreted certain illnesses through a moral filter. Lacking knowledge about the transmission of contagious diseases, doctors and priests saw epidemic diseases as a punishment sent by God for human transgression. Accordingly, their job was to properly read sickness in relation to the sin. By examining different readings of specific illnesses, this book shows how the social construction of epidemic diseases formed a kind of narrative wherein man attempts to take the control of the disease out of God's hands by connecting epidemic diseases to the sins of carnality
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 206 pages
- Contents
-
- 1. From Sophrosyne to sin
- 2. Leprosy, bubonic plague, and syphilis
- 3. Leprosy and spiritual sins in medieval literature
- 4. Plague as apocalypse in medieval literature
- 5. Learning to cope with disease
- 6. Leprosy and syphilis in early modern literature
- Isbn
- 9780415968225
- Label
- Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature
- Title
- Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature
- Statement of responsibility
- Bryon Lee Grigsby
- Subject
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- Diseases -- Great Britain -- History
- Diseases in literature
- England
- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
- Epidemics -- Great Britain -- History
- History
- History, Early Modern 1451-1600
- History, Medieval
- Leprosy -- history
- Literature and medicine -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Literature and medicine -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Literature and medicine -- England -- History -- To 1500
- Literature and medicine -- Great Britain -- History
- Medicine -- Great Britain -- History
- Medicine in Literature
- Medicine in literature
- Plague -- Great Britain -- History
- Plague -- history
- Plague in literature
- Syphilis -- history
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Examines three diseases--leprosy, bubonic plague, and syphilis--to show how doctors, priests, and literary authors from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance interpreted certain illnesses through a moral filter. Lacking knowledge about the transmission of contagious diseases, doctors and priests saw epidemic diseases as a punishment sent by God for human transgression. Accordingly, their job was to properly read sickness in relation to the sin. By examining different readings of specific illnesses, this book shows how the social construction of epidemic diseases formed a kind of narrative wherein man attempts to take the control of the disease out of God's hands by connecting epidemic diseases to the sins of carnality
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Grigsby, Bryon Lee
- Dewey number
- 820.9/3561
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR275.M4
- LC item number
- G75 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Medieval history and culture
- Series volume
- v. 23
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English literature
- Medicine in literature
- English literature
- Literature and medicine
- Literature and medicine
- Literature and medicine
- Epidemics
- Diseases
- Medicine
- Plague
- Diseases in literature
- Plague in literature
- Literature and medicine
- Medicine in Literature
- History, Early Modern 1451-1600
- History, Medieval
- Leprosy
- Plague
- Syphilis
- England
- Label
- Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature, Bryon Lee Grigsby
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. From Sophrosyne to sin -- 2. Leprosy, bubonic plague, and syphilis -- 3. Leprosy and spiritual sins in medieval literature -- 4. Plague as apocalypse in medieval literature -- 5. Learning to cope with disease -- 6. Leprosy and syphilis in early modern literature
- Control code
- 52547574
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 206 pages
- Isbn
- 9780415968225
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2003014369
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Pestilence in Medieval and early modern English literature, Bryon Lee Grigsby
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. From Sophrosyne to sin -- 2. Leprosy, bubonic plague, and syphilis -- 3. Leprosy and spiritual sins in medieval literature -- 4. Plague as apocalypse in medieval literature -- 5. Learning to cope with disease -- 6. Leprosy and syphilis in early modern literature
- Control code
- 52547574
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 206 pages
- Isbn
- 9780415968225
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2003014369
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Diseases -- Great Britain -- History
- Diseases in literature
- England
- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
- Epidemics -- Great Britain -- History
- History
- History, Early Modern 1451-1600
- History, Medieval
- Leprosy -- history
- Literature and medicine -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Literature and medicine -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Literature and medicine -- England -- History -- To 1500
- Literature and medicine -- Great Britain -- History
- Medicine -- Great Britain -- History
- Medicine in Literature
- Medicine in literature
- Plague -- Great Britain -- History
- Plague -- history
- Plague in literature
- Syphilis -- history
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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