Abstract: In order to understand the place of silence in literature and the contemporary arts, this work explores the artistic field (poetry, music, theatre, painting, and cinema) and outlines a dominant silent aesthetic and its hidden face: burlesque expression.
Keyword: Littérature xixe-xxe siècles, littérature et arts, poésie, théâtre, pantomime, bande dessinée, cinéma muet, théorie littéraire, silence dans les arts