Description: Further DetailsTitle: How to DrinkCondition: NewEAN: 9780691192147ISBN: 9780691192147Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/14/2020Item Height: 171mmItem Length: 114mmAuthor: Vincent ObsopoeusContributor: Michael Fontaine (Translated with commentary by), Michael Fontaine (Edited by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: A Classical Guide to the Art of ImbibingISBN-10: 0691192146Description: A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498–1539) thought so. In the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he witnessed the birth of a poisonous new culture of bingeing, hazing, peer pressure, and competitive drinking. Alarmed, and inspired by the Roman poet Ovid's Art of Love, he wrote The Art of Drinking (De Arte Bibendi) (1536), a how-to manual for drinking with pleasure and discrimination. In How to Drink, Michael Fontaine offers the first proper English translation of Obsopoeus's text, rendering his poetry into spirited, contemporary prose and uncorking a forgotten classic that will appeal to drinkers of all kinds and (legal) ages.Arguing that moderation, not abstinence, is the key to lasting sobriety, and that drinking can be a virtue if it is done with rules and limits, Obsopoeus teaches us how to manage our drinking, how to win friends at social gatherings, and how to give a proper toast. But he also says that drinking to excess on occasion is okay—and he even tells us how to win drinking games, citing extensive personal experience.Complete with the original Latin on facing pages, this sparkling work is as intoxicating today as when it was first published.Country/Region of Manufacture: USBook Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Personal Development, Food & Drink, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: How to Drink
Title: How to Drink
EAN: 9780691192147
ISBN: 9780691192147
Release Date: 04/14/2020
Release Year: 2020
Contributor: Michael Fontaine (Edited by)
Subtitle: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing
ISBN-10: 0691192146
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: How to Drink : a Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Beverages / Alcoholic / General, Social, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Item Length: 7 in
Subject Area: Cooking, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author: Vincent Obsopoeus
Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Hardcover
