Smallpox and the literary imagination, 1660-18202007
About this book
This is the first critical study of the literary representation of smallpox and its victims between the Restoration and the development of inoculation against smallpox around 1800. It uncovers the cultural impact of smallpox, and the different ways writers found to come to terms with the terror of disease and death.
Details
- First published
- 2007
- OL Work ID
- OL13621086W
Subjects
English literatureSmallpox in literatureHistory, 17th CenturyHistory, 18th CenturyHistory and criticismHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMedicine in literatureHistory, 19th CenturySmallpoxHistoryEnglish literature, history and criticismCommunicable diseases in literature