Opium : the flowers of evil /
Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Parkstone International,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium's use. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781783100163 1783100168 |