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The Values Of Nighttime In Classical Antiquity Between Dusk And Dawn James Ker

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Publisher: Mnemosyne, Supplements

File Extension: PDF

File size: 2.13 MB

Pages: 370

Author: James Ker, Antje Wessels

ISBN: 9789004435575, 9004435573

Language: English

Year: 2020

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The Values Of Nighttime In Classical Antiquity Between Dusk And Dawn James Ker by James Ker, Antje Wessels 9789004435575, 9004435573 instant download after payment.

"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 focus 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, with topics ranging from Night in 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 not"--