Acquainted with the Night: A Celebration of the Dark Hours - Hardcover

Dewdney, Mr Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747572526 ISBN 13: 9780747572527

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2004

Synopsis

We prepare for it each evening, and spend half our lives in its embrace, yet night retains its mysteries. In Acquainted With The Night, author and poet Christopher Dewdney takes readers on a fascinating journey through the nocturnal realm. Twelve chapters correspond to the twelve hours of an 'ideal' night, starting at 6pm and ending at 6am, and serve as points of departure for night's central themes; from sunsets, nocturnal animals, bedtime stories, festivals of the night, fireworks, nightclubs, astronomy, sleep and dreams, to the graveyard shift, ladies of the night, the art of night, and endless nights. With boundless curiosity, a lyrical, intimate tone, and an eye for night-time beauties both natural and manmade, Dewdney paints a captivating portrait of the hours of darkness.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Dewdney is a prize-winning poet and essayist who has written extensively about language, culture and media. He is the author of three books of non-fiction, including The Immaculate Conception, and eleven poetry collections. He lives in Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0747572526
• ISBN 13: 9780747572527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320