A history of silence : from the Renaissance to the present day

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A history of silence : from the Renaissance to the present day

Alain Corbin ; translated by Jean Birrell

Polity, c2018

  • : pb
  • : hardback

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Histoire du silence : de la Renaissance à nos jours

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First published in French: 2016

Includes index

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内容説明

Silence is not simply the absence of noise. It is within us, in the inner citadel that great writers, thinkers, scholars and people of faith have cultivated over the centuries. It characterizes our most intimate and sacred spaces, from private bedrooms to grand cathedrals - those vast reservoirs of silence. Philosophers and novelists have long sought solitude and inspiration in mountains and forests. Yet despite the centrality of silence to some of our most intense experiences, the transformations of the twentieth century have gradually diminished its value. Today, raucous urban spaces and a continual bombardment from different media pressure us into constant activity. We are losing a sense of our inner selves, a process that is changing the very nature of the individual. This book rediscovers the wonder of silence and, with this, a richer experience of life. With his predilection for the elusive, Corbin calls us to listen to another history.

目次

Acknowledgements Prelude Chapter 1. Silence and the intimacy of places Chapter 2. The silences of nature Chapter 3. The search for silence Chapter 4. The educations and disciplines of silence Chapter 5. Interlude: Joseph and Nazareth, or absolute silence Chapter 6. The speech of silence Chapter 7. The tactics of silence Chapter 8. From the silences of love to the silence of hate Chapter 9. Postlude: The tragedy of silence Notes

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