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The Dreaded Pox

By Olivia Weisser

The Dreaded Pox

By Olivia Weisser

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, venereal disease, or the 'pox,' was a dreaded diagnosis throughout Europe. Its ghastly marks, along with their inexorable link to sex, were so stigmatizing that it was commonly called 'the secret disease.' How do we capture everyday experiences of a disease that so few people admitted having? Olivia Weisser's remarkable history invites readers into the teeming, vibrant pox-riddled streets of early modern London. She uncovers the lives of the poxed elite as well as of the maidservants and prostitutes who left few words behind, showing how marks of the disease offered a language for expressing acts that were otherwise unutterable. This new history of sex, stigma, and daily urban life takes readers down alleys where healers peddled their tinctures, enters kitchens and gardens where ordinary sufferers made cures, and listens in on intimate exchanges between patients and healers in homes and in taverns.
Product details
Number of Pages:
246
Release Date:
2026-02-19
Publication Date:
2026-02-19
Publisher:
Cambridge University Pr.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009651870
ISBN13:
9781009651875
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
436 g
Height:
142 cm
Width:
220 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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