Thomas Gould

Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 199
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319934792
• Artikelnr.: 56820352

Autorenporträt

Thomas Gould holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and Critical Thought from King's College, London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

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.