The Black Death

Herausgeber: Horrox, Rosemary / Übersetzer: Horrox, Rosemary

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From 1348 to 1350 Europe was devastated by an epidemic that left between a third and one half of the population dead. This source book traces, through contemporary writings, the calamitous impact of the Black Death in Europe, with a particular emphasis on its spread across England from 1348 to 1349. Rosemary Horrox surveys contemporary attempts to explain the plague. The almost universal belief that it was an expression of divine anger at the sins of humankind did not preclude attempts to explain in scientific and medical terms; or to look for human scapegoats. The final third of the book charts the social and psychological impact of the plague, and its effects in the late-medieval economy. The sources illustrate the fear that spread with the disease and the diverse ways that such terror influenced social behaviour. An invaluable textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of medieval European and English history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 1994
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780719034978
• ISBN-10: 0719034973
• Artikelnr.: 60206889

Autorenporträt

Rosemary Horrox is Fellow in History, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge

Inhaltsangabe

Part one: Narrative accounts 1. The plague in continental Europe 2. The
plague in the British Isles Part two: Explanations and responses 3. The
religious response 4. Scientific explanations 5. Human agency Part three:
Consequences 6. The impact of the plague 7. Repercussions Suggestions for
further reading Index