To Speak or Not to Speak: An Encounter with J. M. Coetzee's Foe

For critics and authors, there has always been a tension between silence and voicing experience. My concern, as both author and critic is: What does it mean to speak or to be, not remain, silent; what are the consequences of voicing experience or choosing, rather than being forced, to be quiet? Thro...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f0fa4a0f92cb48af87f6e5e8aa22a0412021-11-23T09:46:00ZTo Speak or Not to Speak: An Encounter with J. M. Coetzee's Foe1749-9771https://doaj.org/article/f0fa4a0f92cb48af87f6e5e8aa22a0412009-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/630https://doaj.org/toc/1749-9771For critics and authors, there has always been a tension between silence and voicing experience. My concern, as both author and critic is: What does it mean to speak or to be, not remain, silent; what are the consequences of voicing experience or choosing, rather than being forced, to be quiet? Through J. M. Coetzee’s Foe (1988), I hope to interrogate the tension between silence and voice and discover why, sometimes, silence is appealing.Laura TansleyUniversity of EdinburgharticleFine ArtsNLanguage and LiteraturePENForum, Iss 09 (2009)
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To Speak or Not to Speak: An Encounter with J. M. Coetzee's Foe
description For critics and authors, there has always been a tension between silence and voicing experience. My concern, as both author and critic is: What does it mean to speak or to be, not remain, silent; what are the consequences of voicing experience or choosing, rather than being forced, to be quiet? Through J. M. Coetzee’s Foe (1988), I hope to interrogate the tension between silence and voice and discover why, sometimes, silence is appealing.
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