Plague writing in early modern England
By: Ernest B. Gilman.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780226294094
Subjects: English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Diseases and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century; Plague in literature; Epidemics in literature; Diseases in literature; Plague -- Political aspects; Plague -- Religious aspects; Plague -- England -- History -- 17th century; Epidemics -- England -- History -- 17th century; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the view from the mountain; title: Diagnosing plague narratives; title: The plague and the word; title: Jonson, regime change, and the plague of 1603; title: Here lies Ben Jonson; title: John Donne: translating the plague; title: Writing the "Great Plague": Pepys and Defoe; title: Conclusion: the view from here.