The imagery of night: the significance of night in artistic images and philosophies

Title: The imagery of night: the significance of night in artistic images and philosophies
Creator: Matthews, Thomas
Subject: Night in art
Date Issued: 1966
Date: 1966
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MA
Identifier: vital:2455
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007616
Identifier: Night in art
Description: Introduction: At first glance, darkness is merely the absence of light, and is therefore negative; hence the traditional equation of night with death, evil and the creatures of the underworld. But a closer study will reveal that darkness is also a positive force; examples can be cited from various cultures where darkness was thought to have given birth to light. The subterranean is the realm of fertility; the worshippers of Dionysius realised this, as did the followers of the world-wide cult of the Great Earth Mother. The realm of darkness is also the habitat of the mystic. In this essay, we will attempt to define the nature of nocturnal imagery, and to trace the various ways in which mankind has sought to reconcile himself with the powers of darkness.
Format: 89 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University
Publisher: Faculty of Humanities, Fine Art
Language: English
Rights: Matthews, Thomas

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