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. Lacking knowledge about the transmission of contagious diseases, doctors and priests s...

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Main Author: Grigsby, Bryon Lee
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004
New York : 2004
Series:Medieval history and culture ; v. 23
Studies in medieval history and culture ; v. 23
Medieval history and culture ; v. 23
Studies in medieval history and culture ; v. 23
Studies in medieval history and culture v. 23
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