DON DELILLO’S “TIME” IN THE SILENCE. A CORPUS-BASED APPROACH Cover Image

DON DELILLO’S “TIME” IN THE SILENCE. A CORPUS-BASED APPROACH
DON DELILLO’S “TIME” IN THE SILENCE. A CORPUS-BASED APPROACH

Author(s): Alexandru Oraviţan
Subject(s): Theory of Literature, Stylistics, American Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: contemporary American literature; corpus stylistics; Don DeLillo; keyword method; time;

Summary/Abstract: Stylistically, The Silence (2020) does not stray far from most of Don DeLillo’s 21st-century novels. As early criticism has noted, the key to decoding this slim volume’s significations lies not in its plot, setting, or character, but in theme and, significantly, in its language. By using corpus stylistics’ keyword approach, my paper argues in favour of “time” as a thematic binding element between The Silence and DeLillo’s other 21st -century novelistic endeavours. Moreover, the paper explores the ramifications of this theme in the post-technological setting posited by the novel.

  • Issue Year: 28/2022
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 225-232
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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