The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity - Between Dusk and Dawn torrent

The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity : Between Dusk and Dawn
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English | 2020 | ISBN: 9004435573 | 370 Pages | True PDF | 2.13 MB

Night, in ancient Greece and Rome, was a mythological figure, a context for specialized knowledge, a semantic space in literature, and a setting for unique experiences. Fifteen case-studies here explore how nighttime was employed in the ascription of specific values in all these areas of ancient culture.

James Ker, Ph.D. (2002), University of California, Berkeley, is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published books and articles on Seneca and on Roman conceptions of time.