Literature and Intoxication Writing, Politics and the Experience of Excess [Hardcover]

This collection traces the intersection between writing and intoxication, from the literary to the theoretical, exploring a diversity of experiences of excess. Comprising a variety of perspectives, this book offers unique insights into how politics and literature have been shaped by states of intoxication.Eugene Brennan, Universit? Paris 13, FranceAlessandro Cabiati, University of Edinburgh, UKChristopher Collier, University of Essex, UKJoanna Figiel, City University London, UKAnne-Lucile G?rardot, University of Reims, FranceAlastair Hemmens, Cardiff University, UKAndrew Hussey, University of London, UKMike Jay, independent scholar, UKJoe Kennedy, University of Sussex, UKBenjamin Noys, University of Chichester, UKMatthieu Perrot, University Paris Ouest Nanterre La D?fense, FranceJoshua Rivas, Princeton University, USARussell Williams, American University of Paris, France