Night
An Exploration of Night Life, Night Language, Sleep and Dreams
A. Alvarez(Author)
Jonathan Cape (Publisher)
Published on 5. January 1995
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-224-03123-3 (ISBN)
Description
Exploring the night and the effect it has on the human race, this series of essays begins with mankind's quest to light up the night. It continues by questioning what happens when we sleep, why we dream and what language we dream in. The study ends with night in modern cities - how we make darkness safe, and how we inhabit it. Alvarez visits a sleep laboratory, spends a night on a mountain and another in a New York squad car. He gives an understanding of the language of dreams and an explanation of how dreams affect our waking selves.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8pp plates
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 147 mm
Weight
536 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-224-03123-3 (9780224031233)
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