Acquainted with the Night

By Lynn Saville

Book Overview

A collection of black and white photographs accompanied by 35 poems inspired by the night. Poets include Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Rachel Hadas and Octavio Paz along with citations from ancient verses such as the Rig Veda and Epic of Gilgamesh.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847819795
• ISBN13: 9780847819799
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Nighttime Words and Images

This book is a lovely, well-done work. My only complaint (and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5) is that it apparently wasn't issued in hard cover and is only 8" x 8" in size. This greatly reduces the impression these excellent photographs and poems make. It really should've been issued in a more durable and larger size--like a coffee table book. Still, it's a beautiful collection of words and images.

A must have addition to the nocturnal's library collection

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.