Die Pest zu London
Jul 2021 · Otbebookpublishing
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Auszug: "Die Pest zu London (Original: A Journal of the Plague Year) ist ein Buch von Daniel Defoe, das 1722 in Form eines fiktiven Berichts erschien. Es handelt von Ereignissen während der Großen Pest von London im Jahr 1665 und zählt zu den großen Pest- und Seuchen-Erzählungen der Weltliteratur. Als die Pest zum vierten Mal im 17. Jahrhundert die Stadt an der Themse heimsuchte, sollte es die verheerendste Epidemie seit dem ersten Auftreten der Seuche auf den Britischen Inseln werden, dem Schwarzen Tod in der Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts. London glich einem Hexenkessel. Quacksalber und Beutelschneider nutzten ungeachtet der puritanischen Sittenstrenge die Gunst der Stunde, um die Not der Menschen in klingende Münze zu verwandeln. Hysterischer Aberglaube, verheerende Arbeitslosigkeit, Lug und Trug waren die Begleiterscheinungen eines Massensterbens, dem rund 100.000 Menschen zum Opfer fielen."
About the author
Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts and was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.
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