The later career of George Wither (Studies in English Literature)

This monograph represents an expansion and deepening of previous works by Ole J. Benedictow - the author of highly esteemed monographs and articles on the history of plague epidemics and historical demography. In the form of a collection of articles, the author presents an in-depth monographic study on the history of plague epidemics in Scandinavian countries and on controversies of the microbiological and epidemiological fundamentals of plague epidemics. Introduction I. The Sharp-Eyed Satirist II. Britain’s Remembrancer III. The Belated Humanist IV. The Tireless Pamphleteer Bibliography