Pestilence in Medieval and Early Modern English Literature by Byron Lee Grigsby
English | 8 Jan. 2004 | ISBN: 0415968224 | 214 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | 8 Jan. 2004 | ISBN: 0415968224 | 214 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
Pestilence in Medieval and Early Modern English Literature 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.