Absinthe

Fülszöveg

Absinthe, I adore you, truly! It seems, when I drink you, I inhale the young forest's soul. During the beautiful green season.
Your perfume disconcerts me And in y o u r o p a 1 e s c e n c e I see the full heavens of y or e ^ As through an open door.
What matter, O refuge of the damned! That you a vain paradise be. If you appease my need;
And if, before I enter the door, You make me put up with life,
By accustoming me to death.
)
L' ABSINTHE
R a o u 1 P o 11 c 11 o n
Crystal clear in the bottle, potent emerald green in the glass, and 144 proof—-ahsinthe is as illicit as it is intoxicating. It's also among history's most notorious liquors—romanticized and maUgned in equal measure. Here for the first time is an illustrated exploration of absinthe's legendary allure. Sipped by Oscar Wilde, Baudelaire, van Gogh, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, and many other prominent artists and writers, absinthe was first used in ancient Greece for its healing powers. In... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Absinthe, I adore you, truly! It seems, when I drink you, I inhale the young forest's soul. During the beautiful green season.
Your perfume disconcerts me And in y o u r o p a 1 e s c e n c e I see the full heavens of y or e ^ As through an open door.
What matter, O refuge of the damned! That you a vain paradise be. If you appease my need;
And if, before I enter the door, You make me put up with life,
By accustoming me to death.
)
L' ABSINTHE
R a o u 1 P o 11 c 11 o n
Crystal clear in the bottle, potent emerald green in the glass, and 144 proof—-ahsinthe is as illicit as it is intoxicating. It's also among history's most notorious liquors—romanticized and maUgned in equal measure. Here for the first time is an illustrated exploration of absinthe's legendary allure. Sipped by Oscar Wilde, Baudelaire, van Gogh, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, and many other prominent artists and writers, absinthe was first used in ancient Greece for its healing powers. In nineteenth-century France, it became a symbol of decadence and soon a scapegoat for the social and poUtical ills of the period, leading to its ultimate prohibition. From wild stories about its celebrated users to compelling insights into its influence on art, this lavishly illustrated book features over 60 color and 100 black-and-white reproductions of paintings and other absinthe-related árt, including posters for and against the controversial spirit. For aD those interested in art, literature, liquor, or decadence. Absinthe is history in a bottle. Vissza