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J. D. Salinger was an author in 1951 when he published The Catcher in the Rye. Is he one now? Was Henry Roth an author during the sixty years that separated Call It Sleep, his literary debut, from his second novel, Mercy of a Rude Stream? To show us how silence can be produced and consumed as a literary text, Myles Weber takes a provocative look at four revered authors who battled writer’s block or simply ceased publishing. The careers of Tillie Olsen, Henry Roth, J. D. Salinger, and Ralph Ellison suggest that an unproductive twentieth-century author could command serious critical attention and remain a literary celebrity by offering the public volumes of silence, which became read and admired like any other text.

Weber sees periods of nonpublication as texts that are consumed by the literary public--and sometimes produced deliberately by inactive writers and their handlers. However, his aim is not to criticize individual authors but to reveal connections between literature as a commodity and authorship as a profession. As Weber looks at the particular circumstances of each author’s silence, he brings to them an understanding of such topics as the cult of celebrity, intellectual property law, the complicity of the media and the academy in engendering and then maintaining an author’s silence, and mass production and distribution.

By helping us to look in new ways at authorial silence not just as a biographical fact or a creative problem but also as a marketing opportunity, Consuming Silences injects energy into debates about the nature of literary production and the cultural place of authors who do not publish.

81. NEW CAMPUS WRITING NO. 2 by TILLIE OLSEN
	Hardcover: Pages (1957) Asin: B000X33DQW Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

82. Silences.1979.soft cover. by Tillie, OLSEN
	Hardcover: Pages (1979) Asin: B0013VBSII Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

83. Tillie Olsen (Twayne's United States Authors Ser., No. 581) by Mickey Pearlman
	Hardcover: Pages (1991) Asin: B000MBQD08 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

84. Better Red : The Writing & Resistance of Tillie Olsen & Meridel Le Sueur
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1995-01-01) Asin: B002BHULCW Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

85. Tell Me a Riddle" (Women Writers : Texts and Contexts) by Tillie Olsen
	Paperback: Pages (1995-01-01) Asin: B001WA5DOU Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

86. APHRA the Feminist Literary Magazine Volume Three, Number Two by Erica, Tillie Olsen, Laura Chester et al Jong
	Paperback: Pages (1972) Asin: B001MXTGN6 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

87. Silences (Signed Uncorrected Proof) by Tillie Olsen
	Paperback: Pages (1978-01-01) Asin: B0024LSHBM Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

88. On the side of the mother: 'Yonnondio' and 'Call it Sleep.': An article from: Studies in American Fiction by Elaine Orr
	Digital: 26 Pages (1993-09-22) list price: US$5.95 -- used & new: US$5.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B00092U4LO Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description This digital document is an article from Studies in American Fiction, published by Northeastern University on September 22, 1993. The length of the article is 7557 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the supplier: Tillie Olsen's 'Yonnondio: From the Thirties' and Henry Roth's 'Call It Sleep examine motherhood from the perspective of daughter and son, respectively. Olsen's text encourages the reader to identify with the mother by placing the daughter physically and mentally close to the mother. The distance required to objectify the mother's pain is not allowed the reader. Roth's protagonist, on the other hand, is obsessed with his mother without empathizing with her, giving the mother no voice in the text. The novel seems addressed to masculine readers in the way it provides for exploitative sexual pleasure. Citation Details Title: On the side of the mother: 'Yonnondio' and 'Call it Sleep.' Author: Elaine Orr Publication: Studies in American Fiction (Refereed) Date: September 22, 1993 Publisher: Northeastern University Volume: v21Issue: n2Page: p209(15) Distributed by Thomson Gale ... Read more

89. Pen/Hemingway prize keynote address delivered at the John F. Kennedy library 30 March 2008.(Lois Lowry and Alice Hoffmann)(Speech): An article from: The Hemingway Review by Alice Hoffman
	Digital: 15 Pages (2008-09-22) list price: US$9.95 -- used & new: US$9.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B001QEQLZM Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description This digital document is an article from The Hemingway Review, published by Ernest Hemingway Foundation on September 22, 2008. The length of the article is 4202 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Pen/Hemingway prize keynote address delivered at the John F. Kennedy library 30 March 2008.(Lois Lowry and Alice Hoffmann)(Speech) Author: Alice Hoffman Publication: The Hemingway Review (Magazine/Journal) Date: September 22, 2008 Publisher: Ernest Hemingway Foundation Volume: 28Issue: 1Page: 9(10) Article Type: Speech Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning ... Read more

90. Consuming Silences: How We Read Authors Who Don't Publish by Myles Weber
	Paperback: 160 Pages (2005-04-25) list price: US$22.95 -- used & new: US$7.50 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0820326992 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description J. D. Salinger was an author in 1951 when he published The Catcher in the Rye. Is he one now? Was Henry Roth an author during the sixty years that separated Call It Sleep, his literary debut, from his second novel, Mercy of a Rude Stream? To show us how silence can be produced and consumed as a literary text, Myles Weber takes a provocative look at four revered authors who battled writer’s block or simply ceased publishing. The careers of Tillie Olsen, Henry Roth, J. D. Salinger, and Ralph Ellison suggest that an unproductive twentieth-century author could command serious critical attention and remain a literary celebrity by offering the public volumes of silence, which became read and admired like any other text. Weber sees periods of nonpublication as texts that are consumed by the literary public--and sometimes produced deliberately by inactive writers and their handlers. However, his aim is not to criticize individual authors but to reveal connections between literature as a commodity and authorship as a profession. As Weber looks at the particular circumstances of each author’s silence, he brings to them an understanding of such topics as the cult of celebrity, intellectual property law, the complicity of the media and the academy in engendering and then maintaining an author’s silence, and mass production and distribution. By helping us to look in new ways at authorial silence not just as a biographical fact or a creative problem but also as a marketing opportunity, Consuming Silences injects energy into debates about the nature of literary production and the cultural place of authors who do not publish. ... Read more

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91. Perspectives: Women in Nebraska History
	Paperback: 240 Pages (1984) Asin: B000F9JEQW Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description 1984 special edition of "Perspectives" by the Nebraska State Council For the Social Studies with profiles of 17 influential Nebraska women ... Read more

92. Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families
	Paperback: 365 Pages (1985) Asin: B002FATVLC Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description So much of who we are and how we live has been shaped by our families. Unfortunately, modern family life often seems characterized more by distance and dysfunction than by nurturance and trust. The results for ourselves, our relationships, and our communities can be disastrous.The readings in Today's Gift nurture family self-esteem and strengthen family ties by encouraging discussion, self-expression, and mutual respect. Insightful, challenging, and caring quotations - from ancient proverbs, nursery rhymes and cartoon characters, and from figures such as William Blake, Anne Frank, Tillie Olsen, Albert Einstein, Erma Bombeck, M. Scott Peck, and many more - are accompanied by a thoughtFul reflection and an inspiring affirmation.In the midst oí our hectic lives, Today's Gift offers Families "a chance to share a few minutes with one another - to renew our mutual trust and understanding and to take advantage of the wisdom we each have to offer." ... Read more

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