TY - JOUR
TI - Romanticism and drugs, questioning modernity
AU - Gondard, Eric
TI - Romanticism and drugs, questioning modernity
AB - 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.
VL - 2015
IS - Numéro 7 Addictions
PY - 2015
SN - 2300-4681
C1 - 2353-8953
SP - 59
EP - 70
DO - 10.4467/23538953CE.15.004.3634
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/romantisme-et-drogue-la-modernite-en-question
KW - Drugs
KW - Theory of knowledge
KW - Romanticism
KW - Social representations
KW - Modernity