The Existential Drinker by Steven Earnshaw (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Existential Drinker by Steven Earnshaw Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Looks at the nineteenth-century convergence of a new kind of excessive, habitual drinking, and a new way of thinking about the self, which we came to label existential. Publisher Description Drinking to excess has been a striking problem for industrial and post-industrial societies - who is responsible when an individual opts for a slow suicide? The causes of such drinking have often been blamed on genes, moral weakness, disease (addiction), hedonism, and Romantic illusion. Yet there is another reason: the drinker may act with sincere philosophical intent, exploring the edges of self, consciousness, will, ethics, authenticity and finitude. Beginning with Jack Londons John Barleycorn: alcoholic memoirs the book goes on to cover novels such as Jean Rhyss Good morning, midnight, Malcolm Lowrys Under the volcano, Charles Jacksons The lost weekend and John OBriens Leaving Las Vegas, and less familiar works such as Frederick Exleys A fans notes, Venedikt Yerofeevs Moscow-Petushki, and A. L. Kennedys Paradise. -- . Author Biography Steven Earnshaw is Professor of English Literature at Sheffield Hallam University Details ISBN 0719099617 ISBN-13 9780719099618 Title The Existential Drinker Author Steven Earnshaw Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 288 Publisher Manchester University Press GE_Item_ID:123684503; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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