Languages of the Unsayable the Play of Negativity in Literature and Literary Theory

The articulation of the unsayable, of negativity - that which has been excluded by what is sayable - is one of the most important areas of contemporary humanistic study. This volume brings together fifteen outstanding literary theorists and philosophers to examine ways to make the unsayable tangible. It is a theoretically sophisticated collection that provides original insights about significant texts and issues and which addresses a central topic in literary theory.