{"product_id":"kindred-spirits-representations-of-alcohol-in-literature-and-film-9783034342728","title":"Kindred Spirits: Representations of Alcohol in Literature and Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): José Díaz-Cuesta | Anthony Palmiscno\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - Arts \u0026amp; Humanities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46446514962583,"sku":"9783034342728","price":5405.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783034342728.webp?v=1769137611","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/kindred-spirits-representations-of-alcohol-in-literature-and-film-9783034342728","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}