The Artificial Paradises in French Literature ISBN: 9781469637440 Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / The University of North Carolina Press Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters Subjects: Drug abuse in literature.; Opium abuse in literature.; French literature;
This is a study that traces the influence of drugs on French literature. The first three chapters acquaint the reader with various aspects of the use and effect of opium and hashish. Later chapters analyze the influence on the works of various writers of the period, particularly Baudelaire.