{"product_id":"booze-as-a-muse-literary-and-cultural-studies-of-drink-9783631829547","title":"Booze as a Muse: Literary and Cultural Studies of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttempts to approach the topic of drink and literature and the question of how far this is interconnected with the habits of the writers can be considered within the wider frame of what is called drinking studies. This is an interdisciplinary field which is a composite of numerous facets, the common denominator being the analysis of how drink has functioned and functions in the lives of individuals and communities, taking into consideration diverse contexts, perspectives and backgrounds connected with alcohol consumption (or abuse). Among numerous examinations within the field of drinking studies, the province of literary criticism offers interesting insights. Any critical debate in this respect inevitably focuses on two areas, the first one being the study of literature \u003ci\u003eper se\u003c\/i\u003e; the other encompasses the writers’ lives and the extent to which their drinking affects their writing. Thus, the perspective can be critical, biographical, or both, reflecting what is often referred to as life-writing, or self-writing. In some instances, one might even risk calling it inspirational writing, and in these cases, one needs to debate the question of how alcohol as a source of inspiration – or ‘booze as a muse’ – is perceived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartini vs. Grappa: The Functions of Alcohol in Hemingway’s \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutralizing Anxiety in Europe – Expatriation and Alcohol in Hemingway’s Short Stories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrinking with Dazai: From Being Spun to Becoming Non- Human\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Joyce, \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Viennese Boozer Known as “Lieber Augustin”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrinking an Identity: The Nature of Addiction in Peter Hajnoczy’s \u003ci\u003eDeath Rode out from Persia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ballade of Good Whisky”: Scottish \u003ci\u003euisge beatha \u003c\/i\u003ein Literature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLawrence Osborne: Boozehound’s Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarnessing the Spirit: An Examination of Alcohol’s Inspirational Role in Creative Writing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive: Dylan Thomas and the Legend of the Drunken Bard\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Sherry or Vodka Martini?”: Kingsley Amis’s Plunge into Spy Fiction Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanderings of an Irish Drunkard? Alcohol and Self- Staging in Brendan Behan’s \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Irish Rebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Alcohol in \u003ci\u003eAfter the Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLong Day’s Journey into Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStraight White Male\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51044501258583,"sku":"9783631829547","price":37.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783631829547.jpg?v=1750961826","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/booze-as-a-muse-literary-and-cultural-studies-of-drink-9783631829547","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}