Wine and Words in Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Autor Hanneke Wilsonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 iul 2003
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780715632239
ISBN-10: 071563223X
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 160 x 240 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bristol Classical Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 071563223X
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 160 x 240 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bristol Classical Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Topics include the drunkenness of Noah, the cult of Dionysus, the ancient Romans' ban on women drinking wine, the drinking habits of Alexander the Great
Notă biografică
Hanneke Wilson is a freelance wine writer and consultant to John Armit Wines. She contributed articles to The Oxford Companion to Wine (edited by Jancis Robinson) and trains the Oxford University wine tasting team.
Cuprins
Preface 1. Origins 2. Drunkenness, Disapproval and the Battle of the Sexes3. Excess and Moderation 4. Wine, Water and Song 5. Old and New Wine Epilogue: ConnoisseurshipNotes Index of Principal Texts Discussed General Index
Descriere
A study of the central role that wine plays in the literature, history and religion of classical and mediaeval Europe. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically, it examines sources in their original languages including English translations making this accessible to all.