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Mica istorie culturala a Absintului
A Short Cultural History of Absinth

Author(s): Eduardo Berti
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: absinth; „fee verte“.

Summary/Abstract: A medicine, an alcoholic drink, or a drug? The author tells the story of absinth from the eighteenth century to the present, where periods of enthusiasm alternate with prohibition. Rituals, cultural references and present revival of the public interest in absinth complete the excursion.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Romanian