Routledge Representing the Plague in Early Modern England

Explore the historical reality of pandemic emergencies through this scholarly collection from Routledge. This volume provides a deep look at how people adapted to crisis and how early modern writers transformed the plague into significant literature. By examining the impact of contagious disease on health, politics, and religion, these essays provide a window into a society facing immense devastation. The text analyzes various forms of historical evidence, including plays, prose fiction, and plague bills, to understand the cultural response to the era. Readers will encounter the perspectives of physicians and moralists as they struggled to understand the mysteries of the disease, alongside accounts of the social shifts that occurred during these times. This book is an essential resource for those studying Renaissance literature, history, and the social effects of public health crises in early modern England.