Tomas Tranströmers "preface to silence"

The article addresses the problem of silence in the poetry of Tomas Tranströmer. Silence is often mentioned as opposed to sound, but at the same time it is perceptible thanks to the previous sound, be it music or noise of the real live. Music is recognized as a positive power with healing impact on man. However, silence appears as a more powerful quality, reconciling sounds and other sensuous impressions in a higher entity. It indicates the absolute and the transcendence of the subject with religious overtones, which for art involves purification and asceticism according to the aesthetics of silence by Susan Sontag.