The plague in print : essential Elizabethan sources, 1558-1603 / transcribed and edited with critical commentary by Rebecca Totaro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Totaro, Rebecca Carol Noel, 1968-

Series:

Medieval and Renaissance literary studies

Medieval & Renaissance literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plague--England--Literary collections.

Plague.

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English literature.

English literature--Early modern.

Plague--England--History--16th century--Sources.

Plague--England--History--17th century--Sources.

Plague in literature.

History.

England.

Genre:

Sources.

Literary collections.

Literature.

Physical Description:

xix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, [2010]

Summary:

"This collection of early modern writing related to the bubonic plague includes remedies, literature, orders, prayers, and a bill -- each modernized and annotated with two accompanying glossaries, one general and one for medical and herbal terms; the author's commentary highlights the cultural significance of plague references in various early modern literature"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780820704265

0820704261

OCLC:

435732662