Silence and Subject in Modern Literature: Spoken Violence

By Ulf Olsson

Book Overview

Why does interrogation silence its object and not make it speak? Silence vs speech is a central issue in classical and modern literary works. This book studies literary representations of the power relations in which we are forced to speak using a range of texts ranging from the modern crime novel, via classics, to avant-garde plays.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349468649
• ISBN13: 9781349468645
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"