Book description
Look up into the night sky and gaze in wonder The moon and the light
it casts have been a muse for writers, artists, composers and
visionaries throughout history. But today, in our increasingly urbanised
world, the spread of artificial lighting seems set to rob the moon of
its power. Now James Attlee invites us to turn our faces once more
toward the night sky and contemplate the moon s many moods. He takes us
with him on a journey in search of moonlight and its meanings, from the
kitsch to the sublime in the modern world, the ancient world, in art,
books, music, and in science. And from his front door he travels to
Normandy, Naples, Arizona, Wales, Las Vegas and Japan. Here, then, is a
strangely illuminating traveller s tale about a search for the
all-but-vanished light of the moon and a passionate plea to turn off
the lights and repossess the stolen night. James Attlee lives in
Oxford and works in art publishing in London. He is the author of
Isolarion: a Different Oxford Journey and the co-author, with Lisa Le
Feuvre, of Gordon Matta-Clark: The Space Between.
