«Santé publique et libertés»: Considérations sur la peste dans «The Free-Thinker» (1718-1721)

In June 1720, a plague epidemic broke out in Marseille, killed half its population and, spread to Provence and Languedoc, thus arousing fears of contagion in England, where the memory of the Great Plague of London in 1664/5 was still vivid. While the English newspapers published short news on the mo...

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Main Author: Claire Boulard -Jouslin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-07-01
Series:Diciottesimo Secolo
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ds/article/view/14105
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