Grammars of Creation - Brossura

Steiner, George

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0300097298 ISBN 13: 9780300097290

Casa editrice: Yale University Press, 2002

Riassunto

?We have no more beginnings,” George Steiner begins in this, his most radical book to date. A far-reaching exploration of the idea of creation in Western thought, literature, religion, and history, this volume can fairly be called a magnum opus. He reflects on the different ways we have of talking about beginnings, on the ?core-tiredness” that pervades our end-of-the-millennium spirit, and on the changing grammar of our discussions about the end of Western art and culture. With his well-known elegance of style and intellectual range, Steiner probes deeply into the driving forces of the human spirit and our perception of Western civilization’s lengthening afternoon shadows.
Roaming across topics as diverse as the Hebrew Bible, the history of science and mathematics, the ontology of Heidegger, and the poetry of Paul Celan, Steiner examines how the twentieth century has placed in doubt the rationale and credibility of a future tense?the existence of hope. Acknowledging that technology and science may have replaced art and literature as the driving forces in our culture, Steiner warns that this has not happened without a significant loss. The forces of technology and science alone fail to illuminate inevitable human questions regarding value, faith, and meaning. And yet it is difficult to believe that the story out of Genesis has ended, Steiner observes, and he concludes this masterful volume of reflections with an eloquent evocation of the endlessness of beginnings.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Yale University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300097298
• ISBN 13: 9780300097290
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 350
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile