Absinthe

Absinthe The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Century : A History of the Hallucinogenic Drug and Its Effect on Artists and Writers in Europe and the United States

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Publisher's Synopsis

Focusing mostly on writers and artists in France and New Orleans, explores the role of the wormwood-based, anise-flavored drink in the perceptions and subjects of their work. Verlaine, Rimbaud, Wilde, Van Gough, Picasso, Poe, and Jack London are among those discussed. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book information

ISBN: 9780899509891
Publisher: McFarland
Imprint: McFarland
Pub date:
DEWEY: 394.13
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 185
Weight: 362g
Height: 228mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 19mm