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Booze as a Muse: Literary and Cultural Studies of Drink (Hardcover, New edition)
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Booze as a Muse: Literary and Cultural Studies of Drink (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: Austrian Studies in English, 106
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Attempts 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 per se; 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.
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