@article{a9475ce8-c2b2-4e66-9032-efdef9c919f6,
author = {Eric Gondard},
title = {Romanticism and drugs, questioning modernity},
journal = {Cahiers ERTA},
volume = {2015},
number = {Numéro 7 Addictions},
year = {2015},
issn = {2300-4681},
pages = {59-70},keywords = {Drugs; Theory of knowledge; Romanticism; Social representations; Modernity},
abstract = {We will begin with the premise that drug intake, and furthermost the representations that surround this intake, are a reflection of a given time and culture’s atmosphere. That is to say that the way in which drugs are understood in general can be a strong indicator of a certain era’s imaginary. This imaginary can, amongst other techniques, be probed through a study of literature. We are proposing to do this through a reading of 19th century occidental authors and by striving to create a synergy between literature, the intake of consciousness-altering substances and Romantic aesthetics. The ways in which drugs are treated in literature can be a useful means of grasping the atmosphere and aesthetics that each era conveys.},
doi = {10.4467/23538953CE.15.004.3634},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/romantisme-et-drogue-la-modernite-en-question}
}