Acquainted with the Night Excursions Through the World After Dark

by Dewdney, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781582345994
• ISBN10: 1582345996
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781596917682
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-04
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

In twelve chapters corresponding to the twelve hours of night, Christopher Dewdney illuminates night's central themes, including sunsets, nocturnal animals, bedtime stories, festivals of the night, fireworks, astronomy, nightclubs, sleep and dreams, the graveyard shift, the art of darkness, and endless nights. With infections curiosity, a lyrical, intimate tone, and an eye for nighttime beauties both natural and man-made, he paints a captivating portrait of our hours in darkness.

Author Biography

Christopher Dewdney is the author of three books of nonfiction-Last Flesh, The Secular Grail, and The Immaculate Perception-as well as eleven books of poetry. A three-time nominee for Governor General's Awards and a first-prize winner of the CBC Literary Competition, Dewdney lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Table of Contents

First Night	1	(16)
The Gardens of the Hesperides: Sunset---6 P.M.	17	(26)
A Thousand Eyes: Nature at Night---7 P.M.	43	(30)
The Children's Hour---8 P.M.	73	(14)
Trip the Night Fantastic: The City at Night---9 P.M.	87	(31)
Fire in the Night: Nocturnal Festivals---10 P.M.	118	(18)
The Night Within: The Body at Night---11 P.M.	136	(22)
Empire of Dreams---12 A.M.	158	(22)
Things That Go Bump in the Night---1 A.M.	180	(25)
Stargazing: The Mythology and Science of the Night Sky---2 A.M.	205	(42)
Insomnia---3 A.M.	247	(17)
Endless Nights---4 A.M.	264	(16)
The Art of Darkness---5 A.M.	280	(18)
Night's Last Stand	298	(5)
Acknowledgments	303	(1)
Bibliography	304	(2)
Index	306