Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-414) and index
pt. 1. In the shadow of death. Terrors of the night : heavens and Earth -- Mortal perils : plunder, violence, and fire -- pt. 2. Laws of nature. The fragility of authority : church and state -- A man's house is his castle : domestic fortifications -- Darkness visible : navigating the nightscape -- pt. 3. Benighted realms. Works of darkness : labor -- The common benefactress : sociability, sex, and solitude -- Knightwalkers : princes and peers -- Masters by night : plebeians -- pt. 4. Private worlds. Ordinances of the bedchamber : rituals -- Unraveling the knitted sleeve : disturbances -- Sleep we have lost : rhythms and revelations