Silence is not simply the absence of noise. It is within us, in that inner citadel which great writers, thinkers, scholars and people of faith have cultivated over the centuries. Today, when noise is everywhere, distinguished historian Alain Corbin goes back to a time when speech was rare and precious. 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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