Imagining Contagion in Early Modern Europe
Claire L. Carlin
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Carlin, Claire L. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; MBN; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
The ideological underpinnings of early modern theories of contagion are dissected in this volume by an integrated team of literary scholars, cultural historians, historians of medicine and art historians. Even today, the spread of disease inspires moralizing discourse and the ostracism of groups thought responsible for contagion; the fear of illness and the desire to make sense of it are demonstrated in the current preoccupation with HIV, SARS, 'mad cow' disease, West Nile virus and avian flu, to cite but a few contemporary examples. Imagining Contagion in Early Modern Europe explores the nature of understanding when humanity is faced with ... Read more
The ideological underpinnings of early modern theories of contagion are dissected in this volume by an integrated team of literary scholars, cultural historians, historians of medicine and art historians. Even today, the spread of disease inspires moralizing discourse and the ostracism of groups thought responsible for contagion; the fear of illness and the desire to make sense of it are demonstrated in the current preoccupation with HIV, SARS, 'mad cow' disease, West Nile virus and avian flu, to cite but a few contemporary examples. Imagining Contagion in Early Modern Europe explores the nature of understanding when humanity is faced with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403939265
SKU
V9781403939265
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About Claire L. Carlin
DONALD BEECHER Professor of English at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada DOMINIQUE BERTRAND Professor of French Literature, Université Clermont II, France HÉLÈNE CAZES Lecturer in Renaissance French Literature, University of Victoria, Canada FRÉDÉRIC CHARBONNEAU William Dawson Scholar and Professor of Eighteenth-Century French Literature, McGill University, Canada MARIANNE CLOSSON Lecturer in Renaissance Literature, Université d'Artois, France MICHEL FOURNIER Assistant Professor, Department ... Read more
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