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

Author:   Thomas Gould
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
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9783319934785


Pages:   199
Publication Date:   24 July 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Silence in Modern Literature and Philosophy: Beckett, Barthes, Nancy, Stevens


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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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Author:   Thomas Gould
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319934785


ISBN 10:   3319934783
Pages:   199
Publication Date:   24 July 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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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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Thomas Gould holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and Critical Thought from King’s College, London, UK.

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