Lighted Window, The

Homecoming, haunting, nostalgia, desire: these are some of the themes evoked by the beguiling motif of the lighted window in literature and art. In this innovative combination of place-writing, memoir and cultural study, Peter Davidson takes us on atmospheric walks through nocturnal cities in Britain, Europe and North America.

Intoarcere acasa, bantuire, nostalgie, dorinta: acestea sunt cateva dintre temele evocate de motivul ademenitor al ferestrei luminate in literatura si arta. In aceasta combinatie inovatoare de scriere a locurilor, memorii si studiu cultural, Peter Davidson ne poarta in plimbari atmosferice prin orase nocturne din Marea Britanie, Europa si America de Nord.