Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy

Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens

Gebonden Engels 2018 9783319934785
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This book discusses the elusive centrality of silence in modern literature and philosophy, focusing on the writing and theory of Jean-Luc Nancy and Roland Barthes, the prose of Samuel Beckett, and the poetry of Wallace Stevens. It suggests that silence is best understood according to two categories: apophasis and reticence. Apophasis is associated with theology, and relates to a silence of ineffability and transcendence; reticence is associated with phenomenology, and relates to a silence of listenership and speechlessness. In a series of diverse though interrelated readings, the study examines figures of broken silence and silent voice in the prose of Samuel Beckett, the notion of shared silence in Jean-Luc Nancy and Roland Barthes, and ways in which the poetry of Wallace Stevens mounts lyrical negotiations with forms of unsayability and speechlessness.

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ISBN13:9783319934785
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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<div>1. Introduction.- 2.&nbsp;Apophasis and Reticence.- 3.&nbsp;Broken Silence: Samuel Beckett.- 4.&nbsp;Shared Silence – Jean Luc Nancy with Roland Barthes.- 5.&nbsp;Some Senses of Silence in Wallace Stevens.- 6.&nbsp;Coda: Eloquent Silence.</div>

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