Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens
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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Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens
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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Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens

Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens

by Thomas Gould
Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens

Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens

by Thomas Gould

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783030066703
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication date: 01/11/2019
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Pages: 199
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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.
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