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The Resource Acquainted with the night : excursions through the world after dark, Christopher Dewdney

Acquainted with the night : excursions through the world after dark, Christopher Dewdney

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Summary: "We prepare for it each evening, and spend half our lives in its embrace, yet night retains its mystery. Weaving together science and storytelling, art and anthropology, Christopher Dewdney takes readers on a journey through the nocturnal realm. Twelve chapters correspond to the twelve hours of night, from dusk to dawn, and serve as points of departure for some of night's central themes: sunsets, nocturnal animals, bedtime stories, festivals of the night, fireworks, astronomy, nightclubs, sleep and dreams, the graveyard shift, the art of darkness, and endless nights." "From Vincent Van Gogh's insomnia to black holes, from Greek goddesses to Freud, from Shakespeare to Dracula, Dewdney illuminates all of night's dark corners. Throughout are observations about night writers, artists, and scientists. What emerges is a wide-ranging investigation into the way night shapes human experience."--BOOK JACKET

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Summary: "We prepare for it each evening, and spend half our lives in its embrace, yet night retains its mystery. Weaving together science and storytelling, art and anthropology, Christopher Dewdney takes readers on a journey through the nocturnal realm. Twelve chapters correspond to the twelve hours of night, from dusk to dawn, and serve as points of departure for some of night's central themes: sunsets, nocturnal animals, bedtime stories, festivals of the night, fireworks, astronomy, nightclubs, sleep and dreams, the graveyard shift, the art of darkness, and endless nights." "From Vincent Van Gogh's insomnia to black holes, from Greek goddesses to Freud, from Shakespeare to Dracula, Dewdney illuminates all of night's dark corners. Throughout are observations about night writers, artists, and scientists. What emerges is a wide-ranging investigation into the way night shapes human experience."--BOOK JACKET