Description - Plague and Pestilence in Literature and Art by Raymond Crawfurd
""Plague and Pestilence in Literature and Art"" by Raymond Crawfurd is a comprehensive exploration of the representation of pandemics and epidemics in literature and art throughout history. The book covers a wide range of works, from ancient Greek and Roman texts to contemporary literature and art. Crawfurd examines the ways in which writers and artists have depicted the physical, emotional, and societal effects of plagues and pestilences, and how these representations have changed over time.The book is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on literary representations of plagues and pestilences, including works by Boccaccio, Defoe, Camus, and many others. The second part explores visual representations of pandemics and epidemics, including paintings, sculptures, and other forms of art. The final part of the book examines the impact of plagues and pestilences on society, including the way in which they have been used to justify political and social change.Throughout the book, Crawfurd provides detailed analysis of individual works and their historical and cultural contexts. He also draws on a wide range of secondary sources to provide a broader understanding of the ways in which plagues and pestilences have been represented in literature and art. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of pandemics and epidemics, as well as the ways in which they have been represented in art and literature.1914. This volume represents substantially the FitzPatrick Lectures which the author had the privilege of delivering at the Royal College of Physicians in 1912. The scattered records of literature afford a valuable, but neglected, contribution to the study of epidemic pestilence. They show us pestilence as an affair of the mind, as medical literature has shown it as an affair of the body. They teach us too the humiliating lesson that, in spite of the apparent growth of humanity, in spite of the development and dissemination of scientific knowledge, human nature has again and again reverted to the primitive instincts of savagery in face of the crushing calamity of epidemic pestilence. And in this homing instinct of the human mind is to be found the clue to much in the records of literature and art that else is wholly meaningless.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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