Plague writing in early modern England / Ernest B. Gilman.

  • Gilman, Ernest B., 1946-
Date:
2009
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Publication/Creation

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Physical description

xi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.

Contents

Introduction: The view from the mountain -- Diagnosing plague narratives -- The plague and the word -- Jonson, regime change, and the plague of 1603 -- Here lies Ben Jonson -- John Donne : translating the plague -- Writing the "Great plague" : Pepys and Defoe -- Conclusion: The view from here.

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    History of Medicine
    FL.AI.41
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  • 9780226294094
  • 0226294099