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The Resource Spirits of America : intoxication in nineteenth-century American literature, Nicholas O. Warner
Spirits of America : intoxication in nineteenth-century American literature, Nicholas O. Warner
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- Summary
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- Spirits of America is the first book-length study of intoxication as represented in nineteenth-century American literature. Emphasizing the writings of such major figures as Emerson, Dickinson, Poe, Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Alcott, and Stowe, Nicholas O. Warner combines literary analysis with sociohistorical perspectives to examine social and literary discourses of intoxicant use
- Warner analyzes the literary treatment of alcoholism, drunkenness, "normal" drinking, drug addiction, and intoxicant choice, showing how these issues tie in with larger, crucial questions in American culture such as personal and political freedom, gender roles, individualism versus conformity, and the American Dream. In demonstrating both the literal and symbolic significance of intoxication in antebellum literature, the author reveals the surprising extent to which intoxication became associated with literature itself and with supposedly literary values, as opposed to those of the emerging industrial-capitalist nation
- Spirits of America demonstrates the pervasiveness, complexity, and significance of an often neglected but important subject in American literature, one that touches on basic aspects of human behavior, perception, and consciousness and that has preoccupied many of our greatest writers. A significant contribution to the field of American studies, this book will appeal to literary scholars, historians, and anyone with an interest in issues of alcohol and drug use
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 290 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: the varieties of intoxicated experience
- God's wine and devil's wine: the idea of intoxication in Emerson
- The Little tippler's discerning eye: Dickinson and visionary drunkenness
- Beyond the sober eye of reason: Poe and the paradoxes of intoxication
- The gentleman's part: drinking and moral style in Cooper
- From conviviality to vision: intoxication in Hawthorne
- Too sober or too drunken: Melville's dialogics of drink
- Forbidden fruit: nineteenth-century American female authorship and the discourses of intoxication
- Isbn
- 9780806118734
- Label
- Spirits of America : intoxication in nineteenth-century American literature
- Title
- Spirits of America
- Title remainder
- intoxication in nineteenth-century American literature
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicholas O. Warner
- Subject
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- Alcoholism in literature
- Alcoholism in literature
- Alcoholism in literature
- Alcoolisme dans la littérature
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Alkoholismus (Motiv)
- Alkoholmissbrauch
- American literature
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature | 19th century | History and criticism
- Boissons -- Fonctions sociales -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Consommation d'alcool dans la littérature
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Drinking customs
- Drinking customs -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Drinking customs | United States | History | 19th century
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drogenmissbrauch (Motiv)
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Drug abuse in literature
- Drug abuse in literature
- Drug abuse in literature
- Drug abuse | United States | History | 19th century
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Geschichte 1800-1900
- Geschichte | 1800-1900
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation
- History
- Literatur
- Littérature américaine -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 -- Criticism and interpretation
- 1800 - 1899
- Toxicomanie dans la littérature
- USA
- United States
- Toxicomanie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Spirits of America is the first book-length study of intoxication as represented in nineteenth-century American literature. Emphasizing the writings of such major figures as Emerson, Dickinson, Poe, Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Alcott, and Stowe, Nicholas O. Warner combines literary analysis with sociohistorical perspectives to examine social and literary discourses of intoxicant use
- Warner analyzes the literary treatment of alcoholism, drunkenness, "normal" drinking, drug addiction, and intoxicant choice, showing how these issues tie in with larger, crucial questions in American culture such as personal and political freedom, gender roles, individualism versus conformity, and the American Dream. In demonstrating both the literal and symbolic significance of intoxication in antebellum literature, the author reveals the surprising extent to which intoxication became associated with literature itself and with supposedly literary values, as opposed to those of the emerging industrial-capitalist nation
- Spirits of America demonstrates the pervasiveness, complexity, and significance of an often neglected but important subject in American literature, one that touches on basic aspects of human behavior, perception, and consciousness and that has preoccupied many of our greatest writers. A significant contribution to the field of American studies, this book will appeal to literary scholars, historians, and anyone with an interest in issues of alcohol and drug use
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Warner, Nicholas O.
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS217.D75
- LC item number
- W37 1997
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Alcott, Louisa May
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Dickinson, Emily
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Melville, Herman
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Dickinson, Emily
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Melville, Herman
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- American literature
- Drinking customs
- Drug abuse
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Alcoholism in literature
- Drug abuse in literature
- Littérature américaine
- Boissons
- Toxicomanie
- Consommation d'alcool dans la littérature
- Alcoolisme dans la littérature
- Toxicomanie dans la littérature
- Alcoholism in literature
- American literature
- Drinking customs
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse in literature
- Literatur
- Alkoholmissbrauch
- Alkoholismus (Motiv)
- Drogenmissbrauch (Motiv)
- United States
- USA
- Label
- Spirits of America : intoxication in nineteenth-century American literature, Nicholas O. Warner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-284) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction: the varieties of intoxicated experience
- God's wine and devil's wine: the idea of intoxication in Emerson
- The Little tippler's discerning eye: Dickinson and visionary drunkenness
- Beyond the sober eye of reason: Poe and the paradoxes of intoxication
- The gentleman's part: drinking and moral style in Cooper
- From conviviality to vision: intoxication in Hawthorne
- Too sober or too drunken: Melville's dialogics of drink
- Forbidden fruit: nineteenth-century American female authorship and the discourses of intoxication
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 290 pages
- Isbn
- 9780806118734
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 97011225
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)36566021
- (OCoLC)ocm36566021
- Label
- Spirits of America : intoxication in nineteenth-century American literature, Nicholas O. Warner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-284) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction: the varieties of intoxicated experience
- God's wine and devil's wine: the idea of intoxication in Emerson
- The Little tippler's discerning eye: Dickinson and visionary drunkenness
- Beyond the sober eye of reason: Poe and the paradoxes of intoxication
- The gentleman's part: drinking and moral style in Cooper
- From conviviality to vision: intoxication in Hawthorne
- Too sober or too drunken: Melville's dialogics of drink
- Forbidden fruit: nineteenth-century American female authorship and the discourses of intoxication
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 290 pages
- Isbn
- 9780806118734
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 97011225
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)36566021
- (OCoLC)ocm36566021
Subject
- Alcoholism in literature
- Alcoholism in literature
- Alcoholism in literature
- Alcoolisme dans la littérature
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Alkoholismus (Motiv)
- Alkoholmissbrauch
- American literature
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature | 19th century | History and criticism
- Boissons -- Fonctions sociales -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Consommation d'alcool dans la littérature
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Drinking customs
- Drinking customs -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Drinking customs | United States | History | 19th century
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
- Drogenmissbrauch (Motiv)
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Drug abuse in literature
- Drug abuse in literature
- Drug abuse in literature
- Drug abuse | United States | History | 19th century
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Geschichte 1800-1900
- Geschichte | 1800-1900
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation
- History
- Literatur
- Littérature américaine -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 -- Criticism and interpretation
- 1800 - 1899
- Toxicomanie dans la littérature
- USA
- United States
- Toxicomanie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
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