Evening's Empire

What Does It Mean To Write A History Of The Night? Evening''S Empire Is A Fascinating Study Of The Myriad Ways In Which Early Modern People Understood Experienced And Transformed The Night. Using Diaries Letters And Legal Records Together With Representations Of The Night In Early Modern Religion Literature And Art Craig Koslofsky Opens Up An Entirely New Perspective On Early Modern Europe. He Shows How Princes Courtiers Burghers And Common People ''Nocturnalized'' Political Expression The Public Sphere And The Use Of Daily Time. Fear Of The Night Was Now Mingled With Improved Opportunities For Labour And Leisure: The Modern Night Was Beginning To Assume Its Characteristic Shape. Evening''S Empire Takes The Evocative History Of The Night Into Early Modern Politics Culture And Society Revealing Its Importance To Key Themes From Witchcraft Piety And Gender To Colonization Race And The Enlightenment.