La Nuit

Imaginaire et Realites nocturnes dans le monde Greco-Romain

edited by Angelos Chaniotis

Book cover: La Nuit

Extent: 410 pages

Publisher: Fondation Hardt

Subjects: Classical Studies

Series: Entretiens sur l'Antiquite classique de la Fondation Hardt

Series volume number: 64

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(August 2018)

ISBN: 9782600007641

Price: $60.00

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In this book, nine scholars address the theme of “The Night” from the 7th century BC to the 5th BC from the perspectives of history, history of religions, literature, art history, and archaeology.


In this book, nine scholars address the theme of “The Night” from the 7th century BC to the 5th BC from the perspectives of history, history of religions, literature, art history, and archaeology.

Preface par P. DUCREY
A. CHANIOTIS Nessun dorma ! Changing nightlife in the Hellenistic and Roman East
A. WILSON Roman nightlife
R. SCHLESIER Sappho bei Nacht
V. PIRENNE-DELFORGE Nyx est, elle aussi, une divinite : la nuit dans les mythes et les cultes grecs
I. MYLONOPOULOS Brutal are the children of the night ! Noctural violence in Greek art
S. CASALI Imboscate notturne nellepica romana
K. DE TEMMERMAN Novelistic nights
L. DOSSEY Shedding light on the Late Antique night
F. CARLA-UHINK Noctural religious rites in the Roman religion and in early Christianity.

  • Edited by A. Chaniotis

"Taken together, the papers in this volume offer a stimulating introduction to the potential of studying the night as a venue for historical action and as a literary trope in Greek and Roman society. . . these papers make clear that there is much more work to be done on many more topics related to the Night than those treated here, including ancient star-gazing, divine incubation, and other actions and events shrouded by the darkness. As Chaniotis reminds us, 'the sum of night stories does not constitute a history of the night.'" --Scott G. Bruce, Fordham University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2019.07.52