Plague and Music in the Renaissance
- Author: Chiu, Remi
Plague and Music in the Renaissance does a fine job of presenting the pressures that plague put upon medical, theological, and civic understanding. It beautifully outlines the manner in which... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction;
- 1. Medicine for the body and soul;
- 2. Sympathetic resonance, sympathetic contagion;
- 3. Devotions on the street and in the home;
- 4. The cult of St Sebastian;
- 5. Madrigals, Mithridates, and the plague of Milan.