At Day's Close: Night in Times Past - Couverture souple

Ekirch, Professor Of History A Roger

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393329011 ISBN 13 : 9780393329018

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

Bringing light to the shadows of history through a "rich weave of citation and archival evidence" (Publishers Weekly), scholar A. Roger Ekirch illuminates the aspects of life most often overlooked by other historians--those that unfold at night. In this "triumph of social history" (Mail on Sunday), Ekirch's "enthralling anthropology" (Harper's) exposes the nightlife that spawned a distinct culture and a refuge from daily life.

Fear of crime, of fire, and of the supernatural; the importance of moonlight; the increased incidence of sickness and death at night; evening gatherings to spin wool and stories; masqued balls; inns, taverns, and brothels; the strategies of thieves, assassins, and conspirators; the protective uses of incantations, meditations, and prayers; the nature of our predecessors' sleep and dreams--Ekirch reveals all these and more in his "monumental study" (The Nation) of sociocultural history, "maintaining throughout an infectious sense of wonder" (Booklist).

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A. Roger Ekirch is a professor of history at Virginia Tech and the award-winning author of At Day's Close, Birthright, and American Sanctuary. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393329011
• ISBN 13: 9780393329018
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 488
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible