Se garder de la tyrannie de la peste en France (XVIe-XVIIe siècles)
Guarding Yourself against the Tyranny of the Plague in France (16th-17th Century)
Author(s): Magdalena KoźlukSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, 16th Century, 17th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: 16th-17th century medicine in France; plague; regima santitatis; treatment; sex res non naturales
Summary/Abstract: Extending current research on pandemics in Europe and in particular in 16th and 17th century France, we have proposed to examine in this article the medical recommendations that aimed to protect patients from plague epidemics. Based on health regimes and plague treatises of the time, we analyzed the instructions offered by doctors, surgeons and apothecaries, to lead a healthy, virtuous life and preserved from disease. In the first part, we reminded contemporary reader of the foundations and theories of ancient medicine which, based on a complex and coherent system, favored the “middle ground” and sobriety. In the second part, we have grouped together the various prophylactic prescriptions relating to the six unnatural things, focusing on eating and drinking, movement and rest, the evacuation of superfluous humors and the control of passions.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Romanica
- Issue Year: 2/2022
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 261-277
- Page Count: 17
- Language: French