Abstract
This examines the way in which fictional accounts of plague can tell us much about the human experience of a pandemic. Examining the inter-relationship between Albert Camus’s 1947 novel
The Plague and the blues song ‘St James Infirmary’, I explore the way in which these texts meaningfully engage with human emotions and help people deal with encounters with plague.
The chapter reiterates the importance of arts and culture in everyday life and examines creative ways of thinking about the arts and culture as they illuminate and reflect on the spread and proliferation of viruses.
The Plague and the blues song ‘St James Infirmary’, I explore the way in which these texts meaningfully engage with human emotions and help people deal with encounters with plague.
The chapter reiterates the importance of arts and culture in everyday life and examines creative ways of thinking about the arts and culture as they illuminate and reflect on the spread and proliferation of viruses.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encountering the Plague |
| Subtitle of host publication | Humanities takes on the Pandemic |
| Editors | Wojciech Sowa, Tony Whyton |
| Place of Publication | Bristol |
| Publisher | Intellect |
| Chapter | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781789389876 |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 6 Dec 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | BCMCR New Directions in Media and Cultural Research |
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| Publisher | Intellect |
Funding
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Humanities in the European Research Area |