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Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 24 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Great Courses Audio ; |
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Doubleday, Simon
Great Courses Audio. Spoken word ;
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Simon Doubleday. |
| Summary |
Long before the advent of either the novel coronavirus or the 1918 flu, the plague was one of the world's most prevalent and transformative diseases. In the 14th century, it ravaged populations in the East and West, infecting any man, woman, or child in its path. In Europe, it killed roughly half the population. All Europeans were touched by its lasting effects. A young Geoffrey Chaucer lived, worked, and wrote in the shadow of a pandemic. Without ever mentioning by name the affliction gripping Europe, the brilliant medieval writer captured a continent defined by disease and social upheaval, but also by human resilience. He and other great creative artists of the time bore witness to a period of turbulence and transformation, folding the complex world he occupied into his stories. How did the Black Death transform Europe? How can we make sense of the religious, social, political, and economic changes that followed the advent of disease? And what can our inquiry into the Middle Ages and its most significant outbreak reveal about the human spirit? With expert Simon Doubleday, professor of history at Hofstra University, in After the Plague, dig into the true impact of the Black Death across Europe. In just 24 lectures, understand how medieval men and women confronted the traumas of disease, social upheaval, and violent rebellion. Uncover the contradictions and paradoxes of an extraordinary age: innovations and setbacks, vibrancy and darkness, and reform and repression. Understand how human resilience, a remarkable quality that continues to transcend time and place, functions in the face of tumult and trauma. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Added Author |
Doubleday, Simon, narrator.
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Courses, The Great.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781644652558 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1644652552 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT15908335 |
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