The Plague
The Plague spread around the world, destroying large numbers of people with terrible speed. Approximately 25 million people died. The disease did not disappear until the 1600s.
Books About The Plague
The Plague has been a subject for literary writings for centuries. Writers from Giovanni Boccaccio to Albert Camus have used plagues and other diseases for dramatic and literary effect.
The Plague has been a subject for literary writings for centuries. Writers from Giovanni Boccaccio to Albert Camus have used plagues and other diseases for dramatic and literary effect.
Decameron Web
"In the fifth chapter of 'Literature as Recreation in the Late Middle Ages,' Glending Olson compares the actions of the brigata of the Decameron to the plague prevention regimens described in the plague tracts that were so popular during the time of the 'Decameron'."
"In the fifth chapter of 'Literature as Recreation in the Late Middle Ages,' Glending Olson compares the actions of the brigata of the Decameron to the plague prevention regimens described in the plague tracts that were so popular during the time of the 'Decameron'."
Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
Read "Historia Ecclesiastica," by Bede.
Read "Historia Ecclesiastica," by Bede.
The Great Mortality
It was a time of death and dying. Thousands of people fled before the devastating onslaught of the Black Death, but the horror was unrelenting. In "The Great Mortality," John Kelly takes us back to "one of the seminal events of the last millennium"--drawing from the pages of memoirs, poetry, letters, and fictional accounts. Read more about what the writers said about the plague, and how we are still influenced by the "deep shadow."
It was a time of death and dying. Thousands of people fled before the devastating onslaught of the Black Death, but the horror was unrelenting. In "The Great Mortality," John Kelly takes us back to "one of the seminal events of the last millennium"--drawing from the pages of memoirs, poetry, letters, and fictional accounts. Read more about what the writers said about the plague, and how we are still influenced by the "deep shadow."