How to Sleep: The Art, Biology and Culture of Unconsciousness

by Matthew Fuller

Book Overview

Sleep is quite a popular activity, indeed most humans spend around a third of their lives asleep. However, cultural, political, or aesthetic thought tends to remain concerned with the interpretation and actions of those who are awake. How to Sleep argues instead that sleep is a complex vital phenomena with a dynamic aesthetic and biological consistency.

Arguing through examples drawn from contemporary, modern and renaissance art;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474288715
• ISBN13: 9781474288712
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"