Scores of historical and philosophical studies have been devoted to dreams. However, the notion of deep sleep (as opposed to dreams) seems to have been thoroughly neglected. The present study attempts to fill this gap by analyzing representations of sleepers and theories of sleep in the Renaissance. My working hypothesis is that even though deep sleep appears to be located outside of the realm of consciousness, it amounts nonetheless to a heavily determined notion, both semantically and axiologically. Sleep seems to offer a form of imaginative diversion, as the absence of knowledge gives free rein to fanciful metaphors. At the crossroads of Christian and pagan traditions, Renaissance art offers a cornucopia of representations of sleep. They...
Since the dawn of time, humans have sought to understand the nature and meaning of their dreams. How...
Drawing on the early modern physiological understanding of sleeplessness and hallucinations, this ar...
International audienceNota Bene and abstract: Nota Bene: This 2015 conference paper has been the sta...
Le sommeil profond, distinct du rêve qu’il accompagne, a bien souvent été occulté par ce dernier au ...
Si la déesse vénusienne endormie au sein de la nature s’impose immédiatement à l’esprit quand il s’a...
This thesis intends to analyse the discursive representations that influence the relationship to sle...
International audienceThe revival of the Sleeping Beauty myth finds avatars in the numerous represen...
The thesis, "The Renaissance Sense of Sleep in Shakespeare's Plays, Together with Some Modern Critic...
Sleeping bodies make frequent appearances in early modern English literature, including in Edmund Sp...
The presence of religion in the practice and in the reflection of medicine is obvious. All this, in ...
Sleep has long been overlooked in critical literature. It is often viewed as a state of passivity an...
What does the apparently simple phrase “sensorial illusion” mean in the case of dreams? What forms d...
Straipsnio objektas – tai Lietuvos nacionalinio dailės muziejaus kolekcijoje saugomas nuotaikingas k...
This thesis aims to demonstrate the variety of ways in which sleep and dreams are employed in Shakes...
The experiences of our night are often described as islands of mental activity, internally generated...
Since the dawn of time, humans have sought to understand the nature and meaning of their dreams. How...
Drawing on the early modern physiological understanding of sleeplessness and hallucinations, this ar...
International audienceNota Bene and abstract: Nota Bene: This 2015 conference paper has been the sta...
Le sommeil profond, distinct du rêve qu’il accompagne, a bien souvent été occulté par ce dernier au ...
Si la déesse vénusienne endormie au sein de la nature s’impose immédiatement à l’esprit quand il s’a...
This thesis intends to analyse the discursive representations that influence the relationship to sle...
International audienceThe revival of the Sleeping Beauty myth finds avatars in the numerous represen...
The thesis, "The Renaissance Sense of Sleep in Shakespeare's Plays, Together with Some Modern Critic...
Sleeping bodies make frequent appearances in early modern English literature, including in Edmund Sp...
The presence of religion in the practice and in the reflection of medicine is obvious. All this, in ...
Sleep has long been overlooked in critical literature. It is often viewed as a state of passivity an...
What does the apparently simple phrase “sensorial illusion” mean in the case of dreams? What forms d...
Straipsnio objektas – tai Lietuvos nacionalinio dailės muziejaus kolekcijoje saugomas nuotaikingas k...
This thesis aims to demonstrate the variety of ways in which sleep and dreams are employed in Shakes...
The experiences of our night are often described as islands of mental activity, internally generated...
Since the dawn of time, humans have sought to understand the nature and meaning of their dreams. How...
Drawing on the early modern physiological understanding of sleeplessness and hallucinations, this ar...
International audienceNota Bene and abstract: Nota Bene: This 2015 conference paper has been the sta...