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Title: Absinthe Authors: Wilfred Niels Arnold Venue: Birkhäuser Boston eBooks Year: 1992 Canonical: doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-2976-6_4 URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2976-6_4 Collector: openalex OA: false ABSTRACT Absinthe was in vogue during the nineteenth century and the beginning of ours. It was a clear green from the bottle and then, upon gentle dilution with water, displayed a beautiful pale-yellow opalescence. Artists painted and poets personified; men and women embraced the ritual of presentation as well as the appearance, taste, and excitement of this alcoholic drink. Some of the most creative people of the nineteenth century were included. Were they exposed to new ideas, exotic experiences, unique feelings, (a different view of a “Night Café”), perceptions that were otherwise unrealizable? Unfortunately, too much absinthe wracked your brains, exacted a price, and shortened your life. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.