Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy - Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens
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| Verlag | Springer |
| Auflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 199 |
| Format | 15,9 x 21,8 x 1,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 402 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 3319934783 |
| EAN | 9783319934785 |
| Bestell-Nr | 31993478A |
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1. Introduction.- 2. Apophasis and Reticence.- 3. Broken Silence: Samuel Beckett.- 4. Shared Silence - Jean Luc Nancy with Roland Barthes.- 5. Some Senses of Silence in Wallace Stevens.- 6. Coda: Eloquent Silence.