{"product_id":"kindred-spirits-representations-of-alcohol-in-literature-and-film-9783034342728","title":"Kindred Spirits: Representations of Alcohol in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers an invaluable introduction to the topic of the representation of alcohol\u003cbr\u003ein literature and film from antiquity to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first part deals with literature and includes a genealogy of the relationship between\u003cbr\u003ealcohol and fiction. The authors set two Victorian ghost stories and a Nigerian phantasmagorical\u003cbr\u003efable as examples of how alcohol dilutes the boundaries between the\u003cbr\u003eliving and the dead. The part devoted to film approaches the matter of alcohol both\u003cbr\u003eas a personal vice and a vehicle of social interaction. The authors explore American,\u003cbr\u003eIrish, and Polish films, paying particular attention to the masculinities they portray.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe whole volume can serve as a textbook on these issues. The books and films analyzed\u003cbr\u003ewill constitute an ample reading and viewing list for a university course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Transformations of Dionysus: Chasing the Ancient God of Wine through History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \"Well, I’ve Been Drinking, but What I Saw Was Real\": Unreliability of Sight in Two Victorian Short Stories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Hero and His Quest: Gods, Magic, and Alcohol in \u003ci\u003eThe Palm-Wine Drinkard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e4. \"You Want Water, You Better Go Dunk You Head in the Horse Trawl Back There\": Socio-Cultural Aspects of Drinking in Polish Westerns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e5. \"Times Have Changed\": The Pub, Alcohol, and Masculinities in Stephen Frears’s \u003ci\u003eThe Snapper\u003c\/i\u003e (1993)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e6. The Drunkard’s Guilt and Trauma in \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (2016)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043678978391,"sku":"9783034342728","price":43.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783034342728.jpg?v=1750959099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kindred-spirits-representations-of-alcohol-in-literature-and-film-9783034342728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}