Pestilence in Medieval and Early Modern English Literature

Byron Lee Grigsby

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2003

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By examining different readings of specific illnesses, this study 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.

ISBN-13
9780415968225
ISBN-10
0415968224
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2003
Publication date
2003-12-01
Pages
220
Dimensions
229x152x
Weight
570