The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity : Between Dusk and Dawn /
In ancient Greece and Rome, nighttime encompassed a distinctive array of cultural values that went far beyond the inversion of daytime. Night was a mythological figure, a locus of specialized knowledge, a socially significant semantic space in various literary genres, and a setting for unique experi...
Saved in:
Other Authors: ,
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden; Boston :
BRILL,
2020.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements ;
434.
Subjects:
Online Access: Login to view Source
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Call Number: DE1
| Summary: | In ancient Greece and Rome, nighttime encompassed a distinctive array of cultural values that went far beyond the inversion of daytime. Night was a mythological figure, a locus of specialized knowledge, a socially significant semantic space in various literary genres, and a setting for unique experiences. These facets of night are explored here through fifteen case-studies, that range from Hesiod to imperial Roman painting and cultural history. The contributors took part in a conference on this theme at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018, where they pursued a common goal: to consider how nighttime was employed in the ascription of specific values-in determining what values a thing or a person might have, or lack, in a nocturnal context. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789004436367 9789004435575 |