Evening's Empire: A History of the Night in Early Modern Europe

ISBN-13: 9780521721066 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 448 str.

Craig Koslofsky

Opis

This fascinating study explores the myriad ways in which early modern people understood, experienced and transformed the night.

Recenzje

'Koslofsky's work is impressive for its elegant model, a clear depiction of change over time and in the great variety of sources used.' Elizabeth Tingle, European History Quarterly

Spis treści

1. An early modern revolution; 2. Darkness and the devil, 1450–1650; 3. Seeking the Lord in the night, 1530–1650; 4. Princes of darkness: the night at court, 1600–1750; 5. 'An entirely new contrivance': the rise of street lighting, 1660–1700; 6. Colonising the urban night: resistance, gender and the public sphere; 7. Colonising the rural night?; 8. Darkness and enlightenment; 9. Conclusion.