Smallpox in poetry
Smallpox was rife in the eighteenth century, leaving its mark both on its sufferers, and on the literature of the period. This podcast explores its history in verse.
Smallpox was common during the eighteenth-century, and its aftereffects much discussed and lamented in popular literature. This podcast explores its representation in eighteenth-century verse.
Date Published:
16 September 2013
Source:
Contributors:
Elizabeth Atkinson
In Collection(s):
Miscellanies
Keywords:
eighteenth-century, disease, smallpox, popular culture, #greatwriters
Cite:
Smallpox in poetry at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/smallpox-poetry. Published on 16 September 2013. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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