The Dance of Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe - 9781138590366

Name: The Dance of Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe - 9781138590366
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Dance of Death in Late Medieval and Renaissance EuropeEnvironmental Stress, Mortality and Social Response\nAuthor(s): Andrea Kiss, Kathleen Pribyl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138590366, 978-1138590366\nSynopsis\nThis volume investigates environmental and political crises that occurred in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Period, and considers their effects on peoples lives. At this time, the fragile human existence was imagined as a Dance of Death, where anyone, regardless of social status or age, could perish unexpectedly. This book covers events ranging from cooling temperatures and the onset of the Little Ice Age, to the frequent occurrence of epidemic disease, pest infestations, food shortages and famines.\n\nCovering the mid-fourteenth to mid-seventeenth centuries, this collection of essays considers a range of countries between Iceland (to the north), Italy (to the south), Fra.