Writing Under the Influence: Alcoholism and the Alcoholic Perception from Hemingway to Berryman

189 Pages·2010·1.71 MB·English

by  Matts G. Djos

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WRITING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Copyright © Matts G. Djos, 2010.
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Contents
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Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Mr. Flood’s Party” 61
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Sex and Promiscuity: Conjugal Detachment and
the Fear of Intimacy 69
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Alcoholic Guilt and Emotional Paralysis: Bathos,
Incongruity, and Frustration 79
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The Contaminated Vision: The Alcoholic Perspective
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Matts G. Djos, Ph.D. has been in public education for more ct - 2
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