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Introduction: Contending with the Black Death

The Terror of the Plague

Origins of the Plague

Men of Learning Offer Explanations

The Plague Moves North

Physicians Face the Plague

Conditions in Europe Facilitate the Spread of the Plague

New Sanitary Measures Inspired by the Plague

The Plague's Long-Term Effects

Chapter 1 The Plague in the Ancient World

Chapter Preface

The Plague in Ancient Athens

Justinian's Plague

Chapter 2 The Spread of the Black Death

Chapter Preface

An Emperor Observes the Plague

The Plague Arrives in Europe

The Great Fear of Florence

Escaping the Black Death

A Poet's Agony

The Papal City Is Stricken by Plague

The Plague Ravages France

Chapter 3 Explaining and Contending with the Plague

Chapter Preface

Worldly Evils Brought the Plague

Planetary Conjunctions and the Corruption of Air

The Plague Is Caused by Malevolent Spirits

An Appeal to the Saints and Relics

How to Survive the Plague

Chapter 4 Social and Economic Impact of the Plague

Chapter Preface

Blaming the Jews for the Plague

The Flagellants Do Penance

Poisoning Rumors Incite Lynch Mobs

The Devastation of the English Clergy

Ordinances for a Time of Plague

Contending with a New Economy

The Plague Changes English Society

Chapter 5 The Plague Year in London

Chapter Preface

A Literary Account of the Plague

Daily Life and the Plague

Chronology

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