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A History of Silence
From the Renaissance to the Present Day
Taschenbuch von Alain Corbin
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor
Alain Corbin is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Paris I, Sorbonne.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 160 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509517367
ISBN-10: 1509517367
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Corbin, Alain
Übersetzung: Birrell, Jean
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Maße: 216 x 136 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Alain Corbin
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,248 kg
Artikel-ID: 110441843
Über den Autor
Alain Corbin is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Paris I, Sorbonne.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 160 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509517367
ISBN-10: 1509517367
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Corbin, Alain
Übersetzung: Birrell, Jean
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Maße: 216 x 136 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Alain Corbin
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,248 kg
Artikel-ID: 110441843
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