"This volume brings together eleven case studies that address how the night became visible in the long and global eighteenth century through different mediums and in different geographical contexts. Situated on the eve of the introduction of artificial lighting, the long eighteenth century has...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Phillips, Pamela F. 1969- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ; London Routledge 2023
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge studies in eighteenth-century cultures and societies
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1700-1800 Schlaf > Motiv Kunst Literatur Nacht > Motiv Night in literature Night in art Sleep in literature Sleep in art Literature, Modern / 18th century / History and criticism Art, Modern / 18th century / History Nightlife / History / 18th century Sleep / Social aspects Konferenzschrift > 2019 > Denver, Colo. Aufsatzsammlung
Zusammenfassung:	"This volume brings together eleven case studies that address how the night became visible in the long and global eighteenth century through different mediums and in different geographical contexts. Situated on the eve of the introduction of artificial lighting, the long eighteenth century has much to say about night's darkness and brilliance. The eighteenth century has been bound up epistemologically with images of light, reason, and order. Night and day, light and darkness, reason and mystery, however, are not necessarily at odds in the eighteenth century. In their analysis of narratives, poetry, urban spaces, music, the visual arts, and geological phenomena, the essays provide various frameworks to examine the representation, treatment, and meaning of the enlightened night. The transnational and multidisciplinary nature of the volume presents a survey of the research currently being done in the field of the long eighteenth-century night. This collection contributes to an ongoing exercise that questions the accepted definitions of the Enlightenment, and by bringing Eighteenth-Century Studies into dialogue with Night Studies, it enriches the critical conversation between these lines of research"--
Beschreibung:	The initial idea for this project was the session "Enlightening the Night" at the 2019 Annual Conference of the American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	xii, 263 Seiten Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele 24 cm
ISBN:	9780367529673 9780367529697