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How to Drink - A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing (Hardcover)
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How to Drink - A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing (Hardcover)
Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
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Loot Price R363
Discovery Miles 3 630
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A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through
with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can
drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and
neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498-1539) thought so. In
the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he witnessed the birth
of a poisonous new culture of bingeing, hazing, peer pressure, and
competitive drinking. Alarmed, and inspired by the Roman poet
Ovid's Art of Love, he wrote The Art of Drinking (De Arte Bibendi)
(1536), a how-to manual for drinking with pleasure and
discrimination. In How to Drink, Michael Fontaine offers the first
proper English translation of Obsopoeus's text, rendering his
poetry into spirited, contemporary prose and uncorking a forgotten
classic that will appeal to drinkers of all kinds and (legal) ages.
Arguing that moderation, not abstinence, is the key to lasting
sobriety, and that drinking can be a virtue if it is done with
rules and limits, Obsopoeus teaches us how to manage our drinking,
how to win friends at social gatherings, and how to give a proper
toast. But he also says that drinking to excess on occasion is
okay-and he even tells us how to win drinking games, citing
extensive personal experience. Complete with the original Latin on
facing pages, this sparkling work is as intoxicating today as when
it was first published.
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