The Writing of Natural Disaster in Europe, 1500–1826
Author | : Sandhya Patel |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2022-12-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783031121203 |
ISBN-13 | : 3031121201 |
Rating | : 4/5 (201 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Writing of Natural Disaster in Europe, 1500–1826 written by Sandhya Patel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores reactions to and representations of natural disasters in early modern Europe. The contributors illustrate how the cultural production of the period - in manuals, treatises, sermons, travelogues and fiction - grappled with environmental catastrophe. Crucially, they interrogate how people in the early modern era rationalized and mediated the threat of events like plagues, great frosts, storms, floods and earthquakes. A vital contribution to environmental history, this book highlights the parallels between early modern responses to natural disaster and climate anxiety in our own era.