{"product_id":"how-to-drink-a-classical-guide-to-the-art-of-imbibing-9780691192147","title":"How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498-1539) thought so. In the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he witnessed the birth of a poisonous new culture of bingeing, hazing, peer pressure, and competitive drinking. Alarmed, and inspired by the Roman poet Ovid's \u003ci\u003eArt of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDe Arte Bibendi\u003c\/i\u003e) (1536), a how-to manual for drinking with pleasure and discrimination. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Drink\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Fontaine offers the first proper English translation of Obsopoeus's text, rendering his poetry into spirited, contemporary prose and uncorking a forgotten classic that will appeal to drinkers of all kinds and (legal) ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing that moderation, not abstinence, is the key to lasting sobriety, and that drinking can be a virtue if it is done with rules and limits, Obsopoeus teaches us how to manage our drinking, how to win friends at social gatherings, and how to give a proper toast. But he also says that drinking to excess on occasion is okay--and he even tells us how to win drinking games, citing extensive personal experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with the original Latin on facing pages, this sparkling work is as intoxicating today as when it was first published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691192147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.85h x 4.72w x 1.26d","brand":"Vincent Obsopoeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640178110620,"sku":"9780691192147","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1fc985df-a3bb-48e2-88db-7972f99ae791.jpg?v=1603851584","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-drink-a-classical-guide-to-the-art-of-imbibing-9780691192147","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}