About This Book

Contemporary Accounts of the Greatest Pandemic

Critically acclaimed, The Black Death: A Chronicle of the Plague traces the ebb and flow of European pandemics over the course of centuries through translations of contemporary accounts. Originally published in 1926 and now in paperback for the first time, Nohl’s volume is unique for its geographical and historical scope as well as its combination of detailed accounts and overarching contemporary views of the history of the plague in Europe, a disease that claimed nearly 40 million people during the fourteenth century alone. With current concerns about pandemics, The Black Death provides lessons on how humans reacted to and survived catastrophic loss of life to disease.

Contents:

The Aspect of the Plague
The Precursors of the Plague
The Medical Profession and the Plague
Plague Remedies
Administrative Precautions
Attitude of the Church
The Diabolical Element in the Plague
Persecution of the Jews
The Erotic Element in the Plague
The Flagellants
Choreomania and the Children’s Pilgrimages
Life Victorious

Johannes Nohl (1882–1963) was a German historian and psychoanalyst.

Praise for The Black Death:

“Unusually interesting both as history and sociological study.”—New York Times