Drinking has consequences.
We drink to survive, but alcohol poisons. It drowns the sorrows and fears, but it also lifts the spirits. Deadening pain, a dram relieves us from the depths of despairs.
The paradoxes of drink: some cultures criticise others for drunken, loutish behaviours; while many decree that it is forbidden completely.
A little is medicine – a drop a day keeps the doctor away. A lot can lead to crimes committed in order to feed the habits. Too much and we drunkenly stumble into our graves.
Feijoo has been inspired by William Hogarth with his bleak warnings to society, but he also brings a contemporary insight into the props and perils, the pitfalls and pleasures, the sponsorships and social manipulations of the Demon/God Drink.
