A search of the MLA database 1963-2000 on "Shakespeare" and "drinking" showed: Roger MacDonald, The ritual of the pledge in Shakespeare's time, The Shakespeare Newsletter (New Rochelle, NY) 45:1 (224), 9, 20, 1995. John Mahon, 'For now we sit to chat as well as eat': conviviality and conflict in Shakespeare's meals, in John Mahon & Thomas Pendleton, eds., "Fanned and Winnowed Opinions". London: Methuen, 1987, pp. 231-248. James Kilby, 'Drinking Danes' in Shakespeare and Marston, Notes & Queries 10, 347, 1963. ... A surprisingly scanty haul. English literary criticism's treatment of alcohol has been too much focused on analyses of alcoholism in writers (often by scholars with a background in the recovery movement). There are now broader perspectives available on 19th & 20th century writers (e.g., Nicholas Warner's book), but not much of such analysis of earlier literature. (Here I am relying on the reviews of alcohol in literary studies by Roger Forseth and others in the journal Dionysos: Journal of Literature and Addiction). Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Tlusty" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: den 8 december 2000 14:08 Subject: Re: Shakespear & temperance ? > "The Bacchus Element in Shakespeare's Plays" - this is a short book, but I > don't remember the author (?)... > > At 02:51 PM 12/8/00 +0100, you wrote: > >I would like to find any articles that have been written relating to > >temperance (or drunkenness)in Shakespear's writings. Can anyone help me in > >figuring out where to look? > > > >Sincerely, > >Thayne Andersen > >