Hideous Absinthe: A History of the Devil in a Bottle
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Hideous Absinthe: A History of the Devil in a Bottle
Jad Adams, Hideous Absinthe: A History of the Devil in a Bottle
I.B.Tauris | ISBN 1860649203 | 2004 | PDF | 0.8 MB | 306 pages
Hideous Absinthe boldly combines the art, literature, science, and social history of the nineteenth century to produce the story of a drink that came to symbolize both the high points of art and the depths of degeneration.
Jad Adams looks at the myths of absinthe and examines its influence on the artistic movements of the nineteenth century. He considers the work of Degas, Manet, and Picasso, who painted what are now considered masterpieces depicting absinthe drinkers. He examines the mystery of van Gogh
