This first full-length study of drinking as it is depicted in literature is an interdisciplinary study of science and literature which explores the ways in which the scientific knowledge of alcoholism may enlighten the reader as well as the means by which literature may confirm, intensify, dramatize, extend, and occasionally even challenge empirical studies. Gilmore shows that literature conveys the complex struggle in an alcoholic fictional character or a real person in a way that science cannot. Originally published in 1987. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Equivocal Spirits: Alcoholism and Drinking in Twentieth-Century Literature

Literature & Fiction

Gilmore, Thomas B.

History & Criticism

The University of North Carolina Press

This first full-length study of drinking as it is depicted in literature is an interdisciplinary study of science and literature which explores the ways in which the scientific knowledge of alcoholism may enlighten the reader as well as the means by which literature may confirm, intensify, dramatize, extend, and occasionally even challenge empirical studies. Gilmore shows that literature conveys the complex struggle in an alcoholic fictional character or a real person in a way that science cannot.Originally published in 1987.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

University of North Carolina Press Enduring Editions

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Gilmore, Thomas B.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Gilmore, Thomas B.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Gilmore, Thomas B.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Equivocal Spirits: Alcoholism and Drinking in Twentieth-Century Literature

Equivocal Spirits: Alcoholism and Drinking in Twentieth-Century Literature