This new edition continues to provide a fascinating account of the plague that ravaged the world in the fourteenth century. An updated introduction provides important background information and addresses the "plague denial" controversy. A new section of documents on environmental explanations for and responses to the plague joins sections on the origin and spread of the illness; the responses of medical practitioners; the societal and economic impact; religious responses; the flagellant movement and attacks on Jews provoked by the plague; and the artistic response.
- ISBN10 1319049915
- ISBN13 9781319049911
- Publish Date 23 December 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Bedford Books
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 208
- Language English