Joseph Grunpeck's Astrological Explanation of the French Disease
Document Type
Book Chapter
Role
Contributor
Published In
Sins of the Flesh. Responding to Sexual Disease in Early Modern Europe
Publisher
Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
First Page
81
Last Page
106
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
In this essay I argue that Grunpeck used his tract on the French Disease (today known as syphillis) to ingratiate himself into the Holy Roman Emperor's court. In this way, Grunpeck's tract, the earliest printed tract on the French Disease, is less a medical text than a skillfully crafted piece of political propaganda and self promotion.--author-supplied description
Suggested Citation
Hayton, Darin. "Joseph Grunpeck's Astrological Explanation of the French Disease." Sins of the Flesh: Responding to Sexual Disease in Early Modern Europe. ed. Kevin Patrick Siena.Toronto: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2005. 81-106. Print.
