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a theory of witnessing from nineteenth-century American literature
The nineteenth century was a time of extraordinary attunement to the unspoken, the elusively present, and the subtly haunting. Quiet Testimony finds in such attunement a valuable rethinking of what it means to encounter the truth. It argues that four key writers Emerson, Douglass, Melville, and Henry James open up the domain of the witness by articulating quietude's claim on the clamoring world. The premise of quiet testimony responds to urgent questions in critical theory and human rights. Emerson is brought into conversation with Levinas, and Douglass is considered alongside Agamben.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Arriving at Quiet; 1. Emerson: Testimony without Representation; 2. Douglass: Testimony without Identity; 3. Melville: Testimony without Voice; 4. James: Testimony without Life; Conclusion: Staying Quiet; Notes; Bibliography.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Witness bearing (Christianity) in literature
Quiet Testimony : A Theory of Witnessing from Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Oxford : Fordham University Press, ©2013