Acquainted with the Night

Acquainted with the Night

Acquainted with the Night
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Book Summary Information

Compiler: Philip Fried
Photographer: Lynn Saville
Introduction: Joseph Rosa
Foreword: Bill Moyers
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 1997-05-15
ISBN: 0847819795
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Rizzoli

Book Reviews of Acquainted with the Night

Book Review: A must have addition to the nocturnal's library collection
Summary: 4 Stars

This book, which is roughly 8 inches square is a wonderful collection of night photography and selected poetry with night as it's subject matter. The photographs can stand on their own artistic merit, but the addition of the poetry makes a creative and enhancing compliment to the images. The images are sublime, moody and allow the viewer to belong momentarily in spaces that aren't normally accessible to the average person. Any producer of night photography should aspire to this level of quality and any lover of nocturnal photography needs this book in their collection.

Summary of Acquainted with the Night

The mysterious, seductive essence of the night has long entranced the imagination of artists and writers, and now it is the focus of a unique book that pairs evocative black-and-white photography with classic and contemporary poetry. Lynn Saville's photographs, shot after dark in and around New York and at other urban and rural sites in the United States, Portugal, Greece, and India, reveal unusual aspects of familiar cities and monuments as well as the dusky allure of fringe areas such as Manhattan's industrial district and desolate waterfronts. Rich with light and shadow, the photographs suggest the suspenseful, provocative quality of film noir.

Accompanying the photographs are 35 poems and poetic excerpts about the night, beginning with Robert Frost's "Acquainted with the Night," which inspired the book's title and mood. Selected here are works by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Charles Simic, and Octavio Paz, among other award-winning poets, and citations from ancient verse such as the Rig Veda and The Epic of Gilgamesh. This volume speaks with contemplative beauty to those who love photography and poetry, and especially to all denizens of the night.

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