Writing plague: language and violence from the black death to covid-19
Auteur :
Thomas, Alfred
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030948528
Date de publication :
23 avr. 2023
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
It argues that while the human “hardware†has changed enormously between the medieval past and the present (urbanization, technology, mass warfare, and advances in medical science), the human “software†(emotional and psychological reactions to the shock of pandemic) has remained remarkably similar across time.