How Golden Is Silence, Actually?
In a review of Kate McLoughlin's 'Silence: A Literary History,' Anthony Lane explores the paradoxical nature of silence—as both a holy hush and a gag to be ripped off. The book spans from Beowulf to COVID lockdowns, touching on Pythagoras's five-year vow of silence, the Anti-Noise League's silent toilet, and the two-minute silence after WWI. Lane praises McLoughlin's comprehensive survey while noting its bias toward traumatic and stoic silences over happy ones.
Silence is the holy hush that descends upon you, amid the clatter of a sinful world, and the gag that you have to rip off if truth is to be told.
- herodoturtle
Article is behind a paywall for me.
Odd that it’s on HN front page :-/
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