ABSINTHE

ăbˈsĭnth, an emerald-green, toxic liqueur distilled from wormwood and other aromatics, including angelica root, sweet-flag root, star anise, and dittany, which have been macerated and steeped in alcohol. It was invented by a Dr. Ordinaire, a Frenchman who lived in Switzerland. Genuine absinthe is 70% to 80% alcohol. Because it caused harmful neurological effects, absinthe was banned in many countries; where it still is available it is no longer as toxic as it once was.

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books on: Absinthe  - 701 results

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In Sickness and in Health: Disease as Metaphor in Art and Popular Wisdom
Book by Laurinda S. Dixon, Gabriel P. Weisberg; University of Delaware Press, 2004
Subjects: Art And Society, Medicine And Art, Symbolism In Art
...dent on images of women. Though men were responsible for the greater consumption of addic- tive substances, particularly absinthe, alcohol, and tobacco, advertising depended on powerful sym- bols of female sensuality to promote ambiguous messages...
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Verlaine: Fool of God
Book by Lawrence, Elisabeth Hanson; Random House, 1957
Subjects: Fiction, Verlaine, Paul--1844-1896
...without ambition to dominate, to acquire money or fame. He asked for nothing but company, absinthe if it could be had, conversation, laughter and more absinthe. Hearing from Banville of the enthusiastic reception given to Vignes folles he had...
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Bottoms Up! A Pathologist's Essays on Medicine and the Humanities
Book by William B. Ober; Southern Illinois University Press, 1987
Subjects: Medicine And The Humanities
...recovering from his wounds 241 10.4. Verlaine in a Montmartre cafe 249 10.5. The Absinthe Drinker 250 10.6. Absinthe Glass 266 11.1. Onan and Er slain by the Lord 269 11.2. Sarah attacking Hagar...
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Modern Art and the Object: A Century of Changing Attitudes
Book by Ellen H. Johnson; Icon Editions, 1995
Subjects: Art, Modern--19th Century, Art, Modern--20th Century, Art--Psychology, Attitude Change, Feminism And Art
...that is still not easy to see because of the ironical way in which it happens. But anyone can see that Picassos Glass of Absinthe 68 and Schwitterss collages, unlike Duchamps ready-mades or rectified ready-mades, look like art objects. Even the...
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Nineteenth-Century European Art: A Topical Dictionary
Book by Terry W. Strieter; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Art, European--19th Century--Dictionaries
...nature. (Rosenblum Janson, c-pl. 16) Absinthe, L'. Oil painting, 1876, by Edgar *Degas...Paris. The powerful alcoholic drink, absinthe, was long a favorite in France until...upheaval. This subject, the drinking of absinthe, was also treated in H. Daumier's...
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journal articles on: Absinthe  - 69 results

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Absinthe: Attention Performance and Mood under the Influence of Thujone
Journal article by A. Dettling, H. Grass, A. Schuff, G. Skopp, P. Strohbeck-Kuehner, H.-Th. Haffner; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 65, 2004
Subjects: Absinthe--Usage, Affective disorders--Research, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages)--Psychological aspects, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Psychological aspects, Mood disorders--Research
Absinthe: Attention Performance and Mood under the Influence of...Skopp , P. Strohbeck-Kuehner , H.-Th. Haffner ABSINTHE IS AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE composed of extracts of a variety...only at a much later time. The first official recipe for absinthe was published in Switzerland in 1792 by the French physician...
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Heroic Indolence: Realism and the Politics of Time in Raffaelli's Absinthe Drinkers
Journal article by Marnin Young; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 90, 2008
Subjects: Painters (Artists)--Criticism and interpretation, Painters--Criticism and interpretation, Raffaelli, Jean-Francois--Criticism and interpretation, Realism (Art)--Criticism and interpretation, Realism in art--Criticism and interpretation, Seurat, Georges--Criticism and interpretation, The Absinthe Drinkers (Painting)--Criticism and interpretation
...and the Politics of Time in Raffaellis Absinthe Drinkers. by Marnin Young...showed the painting now known as The Absinthe Drinkers for the first time (Fig. 1...set about describing a work like The Absinthe Drinkers gives some sense of the painters...
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Heroic Indolence: Realism and the Politics of Time in Raffaëlli's Absinthe Drinkers
Journal article by Marnin Young; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 90, 2008
Subjects: Critics, Men
...and the Politics of Time in Raffaellis Absinthe Drinkers by Marnin Young At the...showed the painting now known as The Absinthe Drinkers for the first time (Fig. 1...set about describing a work like The Absinthe Drinkers gives some sense of the painters...
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Drunken States: Temperance and French Rule in Cote d'Ivoire, 1908-1916
Journal article by Owen White; Journal of Social History, Vol. 40, 2007
Subjects: Alcoholism--Laws, regulations and rules, Alcoholism--Social aspects, France--Social policy, French colonies--Laws, regulations and rules
...French consumption of powerful drinks like absinthe. (25) This organization also had a special...cited several alarming cases involving absinthe-crazed soldiers with guns. These examples...there was a need to outlaw the sale of absinthe to Africans, and to exercise control...
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"The Law of an Ancient God" and the Editing of Hemingway's Garden of Eden: The Final Corrected Typescript and Galleys
Journal article by Chris L. Nesmith; The Hemingway Review, Vol. 20, 2001
Subjects: Authors--20th century, Hemingway, Ernest--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Manuscripts--Editing, Marriage--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Plots (Drama, novel, etc.)--Editing, The Garden of Eden (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...follows: ... and the girl watched the absinthe cloud opalescently. It felt warm as...and the girl watched the absinthe lose its yellow cast and begin to...she had been on the absinthe and the hurt she had caused him about...
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magazine articles on: Absinthe  - 135 results

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Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Magazine article by Morgan O'Rourke; Risk Management, Vol. 55, June 2008
Subjects: Bans, Behavior, Liquor, Risk management, United States, Violence
Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder by Morgan ORourke According...commonly, La Fee Verte, the Green Fairy. Until last year, absinthe had been banned in the United States and most of Europe...French doctor living in Switzerland in the late 1700s, absinthe became a wildly popular drink, particularly in France...
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Absinthe
Magazine article by Alexis Soloski; The Village Voice, Vol. 51, August 16-Aug 22 2006
Absinthe by Alexis Soloski Spiegeltent Pier 17, South Street Seaport 212-279-4200 Go Big Green Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder In 1907, a French temperance...Croix Bleue called fora ban on the enchanting aperitif absinthe. The league circulated a petition that proclaimed, "Absinthe...
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Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Magazine article by Alexis Soloski; The Village Voice, Vol. 52, July 18-Jul 24 2007
Subjects: Theater
Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder by Alexis Soloski Absinthe and La Vie Pier 17, South Street Seaport 212-279-4200 Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder The Spiegeltent returns, sporting teak, velvet, and nipple...
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Absinthe Friends
Magazine article by Charles McNulty; The Village Voice, Vol. 44, October 19, 1999
Subjects: Donahoe, Emily, Elkan, Judy, Theater
Absinthe Friends by Charles McNulty SUNDAYS OUT OF COUNTRY By Judy Elkan The Ontological Theatre 131 East l Oth Street 533-4650...its never quite clear whos after whom in the kaleidoscopic turning of affections. But as the players sip their illegal absinthe in between rounds of a Freudianized version of charades, their clamoring for amusement-i.e., erotic fulfillmentgrows more...
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Nasty Green Fairy
Magazine article by Victoria Moore; New Statesman, Vol. 129, May 29, 2000
Subjects: Absinthe--Appreciation, Food--Sensory evaluation
...spit not swallow How do you judge an absinthe? It is a question the judges at the International...pronounces one. "What Im looking for in an absinthe", quips another judge, a master bartender...the price of his paintings. Some drink absinthe now that its back in the country, but...
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newspaper articles on: Absinthe  - 249 results

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Saturday High Spirits: Absinthe Minded; after Fighting Your Way through Dundee's Manic One-Way System, Order a Shot of 105 per Cent Proof Drink at Popl Nero ... and Relax
Newspaper article by Alison Young; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 26, 2000
Saturday High Spirits: Absinthe Minded; after Fighting Your Way through...Relax. by Alison Young ABSINTHE makes the heart grow fonder, or at...which draw the crowds? Five kinds of absinthe are served at Popls. Five ways of...
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Absence of Absinthe
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 28, 2009
Absence of Absinthe. Byline: Compiled by Charles Legge...Forties, France banned the production of absinthe because it was believed that the ingredient...supermarket shelves? THE euphoric qualities of absinthe are the stuff of legend. The emerald...
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Here's to Absinthe Friends; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 28, 2009
Heres to Absinthe Friends; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS...Forties, France banned the production of absinthe because it was believed that the ingredient...supermarket shelves? THE euphoric qualities of absinthe are the stuff of legend. The emerald...
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White Spirits: Not Just for DIY; Clear Brandy, White Whiskies and Transparent Absinthe - Cocktails Are Cooler without a Splash of Colour
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 6, 2009
Subjects: Whiskey
...Brandy, White Whiskies and Transparent Absinthe - Cocktails Are Cooler without a Splash...whisky. A unique, robust spirit. 5. PANDOR ABSINTHE 40% ABV pounds sterling33.30, thedrinkshop...chlorophyll - the substance that gives absinthe its green glow. From the still, wormwood...
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NAZI HALTS SALE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S PICASSO; AS THE [Pounds Sterling]30 MILLION ABSINTHE DRINKER IS WITHDRAWN FROM AUCTION AT LAST MINUTE,WE REVEAL A SECRET DEAL OVER ANOTHER MASTERPIECE LOOTED BY THE GERMANS DURING WAR
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 9, 2006
...OF LLOYD WEBBERS PICASSO; AS THE Pounds Sterling30 MILLION ABSINTHE DRINKER IS WITHDRAWN FROM AUCTION AT LAST MINUTE,WE REVEAL...Fernandez de Soto, seated languidly in front of a glass of absinthe, in 1903. The work was part of Picassos Blue Period and is...
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encyclopedia articles on: Absinthe  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Absinthe
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABSINTHE ab sinth, an emerald-green liqueur distilled from...popular, particularly in late-19th-century Paris. Genuine absinthe is 70% to 80% alcohol. Because it caused harmful neurological...the presence of thujone, a toxic chemical in wormwood), absinthe was banned in many countries; where it still is available...
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Wormwood
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...purposes. It was also employed in brewing but is best known for its bitter principle, which is an important ingredient of absinthe ; the compound alpha-thujone, found in wormwood, formerly gave that liqueur its toxicity. Because of its bitter taste the common...
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Degas, Edgar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...number of his paintings and sculptures may be seen in the Metropolitan Museum. Many of his most celebrated works, including Absinthe, The Rehearsal, and Two Laundresses (1882) are in the Louvre. Ranked among the greatest of French artists, Degas profoundly...


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