Dark nights, bright lights :: night, darkness and illumination in literature /

Night and day, light and darkness, shape our world: light signifies life, knowledge and all that is good, while darkness suggests death, ignorance and evil. And yet the darkness of the night allows not only nightmares but also dreams, it allows transformations unthinkable in the light of day. The pr...

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Other Authors: Bach, Susanne, 1963- (Editor), Degenring, Folkert (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015.
Series:Buchreihe der Anglia ; 50. Bd.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Night and day, light and darkness, shape our world: light signifies life, knowledge and all that is good, while darkness suggests death, ignorance and evil. And yet the darkness of the night allows not only nightmares but also dreams, it allows transformations unthinkable in the light of day. The present volume examines the interconnections of night and illumination across a broad range of literary texts.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110415292
3110415291
9783110415308
3110415305

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