Grammars of Creation

Steiner, Professor George

ISBN 10: 0571206816 / ISBN 13: 9780571206810

Editore: Faber & Faber, 2001

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• Titolo: Grammars of Creation
• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0571206816
• ISBN 13: 9780571206810
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

At the end of a century whose catastrophic violence has irreparably damaged the human capacity for hope, our knowledge of the origins of life has so deepened that we can create life artificially. In this book the author seeks to articulate our experience of the present condition. He asks: What is it that sustains our modern confidence in being alive? Subjects discussed range from modern cosmology to Philip Larkin. He concludes by asking: "Can there, will there be major philosophy. literature, music and art of an atheist provenance?"

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Grammars of Creation by George Steiner brings the unparalleled acumen and erudition of the eminent critic to bear on many neglected questions - are great works of art, literature and music 'creations' or 'inventions'? Does the mathematician 'invent' or 'discover? - with a prose which is 'unfailingly apt, luminous and evocative.' (Guardian)