The Sweating Sickness

In «The Sweating Sickness,» John Caius offers a vivid and meticulously detailed account of a mysterious and often devastating illness that afflicted England in the 16th century. Written in a scientific yet accessible style characteristic of the Renaissance humanist movement, Caius blends personal observation with clinical description, creating a work that serves both as a medical treatise and a historical document. His narrative is rich in context, illustrating the anxiety surrounding disease during a time when understanding of contagions was nascent, and the specter of death loomed large over society. John Caius, a... Weiter