Night Passages: Philosophy, Literature, and Film

by Elisabeth Bronfen

In the beginning was the night. All light, shapes, language, and subjective consciousness, as well as the world and art depicting them, emerged from this formless chaos. In fantasy, we seek to return to this original darkness. Particularly in literature, visual representations, and film, the night resiliently resurfaces from the margins of the knowable, acting as a stage and state of mind in which exceptional perceptions, discoveries, and decisions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231147996
• ISBN13: 9780231147996
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher