Absinthe--The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Ce...

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With an alcohol content sometimes as high as 80 percent, absinthe was made by mixing the leaves of wormwood with other plants such as angelica root, fennel, coriander, hyssop, marjoram and anise for flavor. The result was a bitter, potent drink that became a major social, medical and political phenomenon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; its popularity was mainly in France, but also in other parts of Europe and the United States, particularly in New Orleans.
Absinthe produced a sense of euphoria and a heightening of the senses, similar to the effect of cocaine and opium, but was addictive and caused a rapid loss of mental and physical faculties. Despite that, Picasso, Manet, Rimbaud, Van Gogh, Degas and Wilde were among those devoted to its consumption and produced writings and art influenced by the drink.
This work provides a history of "the green fairy", a study of its use and abuse, an exploration of the tremendous social problems (not unlike the cocaine problems of this century) it caused, and an examination of the extent to which the lives of talented young writers and artists of the period became caught up in the absinthe craze.

Über den Autor

Doris Lanier is an associate professor emerita of English and philosophy at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface

1. A History of the Drink

2. Abuse and Prohibition in France

3. Verlaine, Rimbaud, Wilde and the Others

4. From Van Gogh to Picasso

5. New Orleans and Elsewhere in the United States

Conclusion
References
Bibliography
Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786419678
ISBN-10:	0786419679
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Lanier, Doris
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	Doris Lanier
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.04.2004
Gewicht:	0,295 kg