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Johannes Nohl (1882 - 1963) was a German historian and psychoanalyst, most notably for Hermann Hesse.
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- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Westholme Publishing; 1 edition (May 31, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594160295
- ISBN-13: 978-1594160295
- Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 8.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #836,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Johannes Nohl wrote and compiled an interesting work entitled "The Black Death: A Chronicle of the Plague," which revealed eye-opening contemporary accounts of the Black Death during the Medieval Europe. With roughly 270 pages and twelve chapters, this book gives one a new and shocking perspective on the history of the Black Death: the reactions of the people to the plague.
The Black Death was one of the worst disasters in the history of humankind to which it killed off the third of the whole population, beginning in the year of 1348. And, this book brought forth the personal experiences and official documents to give the reader to deeply understand what the people of that ill-fated era were experiencing. Nohl's work is rather unique because of its degree to the aspects of historical, sociological, and geographical nature.
The book begins with the aspects of the plague, including the victims and the deaths, to the causes of the plague, to which some believed it to be of a divine origin or other forms of superstitions or beforehanded seen "fateful comets." Then, the author goes on to bring to light of the medical profession and its role during the plague, the detailed accounts that might prevent the plague, the precaution measurements by the Church and the governments, the role of the Church, and moral collapse and other elements. And, the rest of the book deals with the issue of persecutions of the Jews and their role, the issue of sexuality and the appearance of respectability where it "had disappeared after the terror of the Black Death had swept away not only all law courts and police, but had destroyed the last conventions of decency" (p. 207).
Analysis:
The book is divided in 12 chapters. None of which are set to any chronological or geographical order. The lack of order, plus the authors "skipping around" made the book an unpleasant experience to read.
A lot of the material was taken from letters written during the different plagues, in different parts of Europe and at different times. While this gives the reader a good source of first hand information, the letters are not organized in any certain order.
One paragraph might be discussing the 1665 - 1666 plague that hit London and the very next paragraph be about a plague in Germany in the year 1348.
There were a lot of changes that happened between the 1340s and the 1660s. It was difficult to keep the correct time frame, ideology, theology and technology separated.
Another difficulty during the reading was the misspelling of common words. As mentioned before, a lot of the information in the book are direct quotes taken from letters written during the different plagues and at different times. Between the 1340s and the 1600s a lot of changes went on in the education system. So one letter from the 1350s might have a lot misspelled words, the next letter from the 1600s was written better, then the author skips back to the 1400s. The writing style was under constant change, making reading uncomfortable.
Information contained in the book:
A lot of the content contained in the book came from letters written during the plagues and at different times. There were several truths that were conveyed over hundreds of years.
Whether the outbreak of the plague was in 1350, 1450, 1550, or 1650, the effects on society were the same. Every time period conveyed tales of love, passion, death, religion and destruction.
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