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Syphilis in Shakespeare's England

ISBN-13: 9781853022708
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
By Johannes Fabricius
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Local release date: 13/09/1994
Format: Paperback 380 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: History of medicine [MBX]

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Google Preview: The emergence of syphilis at the end of the 15th century, had a profound effect on the history of Western civilization during the Renaissance. Working from primary sources, the author shows how syphilis spread across England, what its effects were, the range of cures used, and what preventive measures were taken against it. He shows how syphilis brought about a profound change of manners and morals during the Renaissance, leading to an emphasis on monogamy, premarital chastity and absolute fidelity within marriage. He suggests that, in many ways, syphilis presents a paradigm for our latest venereal epidemic becaouse of the numerous parallels between syphilis and AIDS. Fabricius' other publications include ''Alchemy: The Medieval Alchemists and Their Royal Art'' (1976), and ''Shakespeare's Hidden World: A Study of His Unconscious'' (1989).; The sinister shepherd; wonder drugs for the pox; England and the pox; an age of upheaval; chronicles of syphilis and prostitution; prostitution in England, high-risk groups; the promiscuous city and its stage representation; Shakespeare and his circle; Shakespeare's unconscious imagery; Shakespeare's mid-life crisis; the dangerous infirmity of burning.; The book begins with an excellent survey of the rise of the disease on the Continent, its spread to Britain and of the medical profession's efforts to cure it... Fabricius examines the evidence for the arrival of the disease in Britain, the social conditions which were conducive to its spreading, and the measures taken to combat it...one of the virtues of Fabricius's book is the sheer breadth of his approach, examining the issues in the wider context of the work of other writers of the period, medical literature and other legislative measures... Clearly there is stuff here to fuel prolonged debate.; Google Preview content

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