Drunk the Night Before: An Anatomy of Intoxication
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Drunk the Night Before: An Anatomy of Intoxication
By (Author) Marty Roth
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
11th September 2008
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Food and drink: alcoholic beverages
394.13
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 15mm
Description
This invigorating work traces the cultural history of convivial drinking before the concept of addiction overshadowed intoxication's reputation as a creative, philosophical, and spiritual force. Marty Roth's Drunk the Night Before illustrates altered consciousness from myth to contemporary life, laying bare the behaviors and beliefs, sacred and secular, invested in intoxication.
Author Bio
Marty Roth is professor emeritus of English at the University of Minnesota. A longtime member of the editorial board of Dionysos, a journal of addiction and culture, he is the author of many works, including Foul and Fair Play: Reading Genre in Classic Detective Fiction and Comedy and America: The Lost World of Washington Irving.
