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Introduction. Part 1 Antivisions: the redefinition of vision by science and technology : A paradoxical aesthetics
The image in crisis: vision questioned by science and technology
The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction
Visions of the mind and spirit. Part 2 Heart of darkness: the nocturne as metaphor for racial difference : Inverted light: the nocturne in the age of imperialism
Vanishing Indians: nostalgic reminiscence and haunting presence
A blueblood landscape: the nocturne as white art in Jim Crow America. Part 3 Landscape reconfigured: urban nocturnes : Contrast, confrontation, and spectacle: the alterity of urban nights
Shadow presences: the figure in the urban landscape
The urban nocturne and the redefinition of the American landscape. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Illustration credits.
Introduction. Part 1 Antivisions: the redefinition of vision by science and technology : A paradoxical aesthetics
The image in crisis: vision questioned by science and technology
The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction
Visions of the mind and spirit. Part 2 Heart of darkness: the nocturne as metaphor for racial difference : Inverted light: the nocturne in the age of imperialism
Vanishing Indians: nostalgic reminiscence and haunting presence
A blueblood landscape: the nocturne as white art in Jim Crow America. Part 3 Landscape reconfigured: urban nocturnes : Contrast, confrontation, and spectacle: the alterity of urban nights
Shadow presences: the figure in the urban landscape
The urban nocturne and the redefinition of the American landscape. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Illustration credits.