Plague Fiction
BBC FOUR
Sunday 13 July 2025 23:35 - 00:35 (60 mins)
Professor Laura Ashe takes a look back at the literature on the plague, starting with the 14th century, when the Black Death was sweeping the globe. Also in HD. [S]
Mentioned: Plague, Black Death, Chaucer, Europe, Pepys, England, Eyam, Pardoner, Canterbury Tales, Agnolo di Tura, No—one, Italy, France, Covid—19, Edward Cooper, Kibworth, Lord Have Mercy, Oxford, Florence, English, Plague Year, People
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