Consuming Anxieties: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Trade in British Satire, 1660-1751 - Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850

Consuming Anxieties examines the varied representations of alcohol and tobacco products in literary satire from 1660-1751. Tracing the nuanced satirical treatments of these consumable items throughout the period, it considers understudied plays, poems, and essays alongside more canonical works, shedding light on critical responses to the rise of consumer culture.