Making poetry with alcohol : wine consumption in Tao Qian, Li Bai and Su Shi

Noting the importance of wine as an ancient poetic motif in China\u27s literary tradition, this chapter examines the significance of wine eulogy in the poetic works of Tao Qian, Li Bai, and Su Shi and demonstrates how certain aspects of wine, such as being social catalyst and emotional intensifier and anesthetic, has largely remained constant, while other aspects transformed with a keener sense of individuality and the enlightening experiences of philosophy and art