Misery to mirth : : recovery from illness in early modern England / / Hannah Newton.
The history of early modern medicine often makes for depressing reading. It implies that people fell ill, took ineffective remedies and died. 'Misery to Mirth' seeks to rebalance and brighten our overall picture of early modern health by focusing on the neglected subject of recovery from i...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; illustrations (black and white) |
| Notes: | This edition previously issued in print: 2018. |
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| Summary: | The history of early modern medicine often makes for depressing reading. It implies that people fell ill, took ineffective remedies and died. 'Misery to Mirth' seeks to rebalance and brighten our overall picture of early modern health by focusing on the neglected subject of recovery from illness in England, c.1580-1720. Drawing on an array of archival and printed materials, the text shows that recovery did exist conceptually at this time, and that it was a widely reported phenomenon. |
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| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191084654 019182612X 0191084646 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Hannah Newton. |