George Steiner: 54 books

«Si può essere a casa propria dappertutto. Datemi un tavolo da lavoro, sarà la mia patria.»George Steiner, rispondendo alle domande della giornalista Laure Adler, racconta in queste pagine le numerose patrie della sua vita affascinante: quelle reali, con la fuga della famiglia da Parigi e dal fervore...

A distinguished collection of essays on language, literature, and philosophy from acclaimed scholar and critic George Steiner On Difficulty is as provocative and relevant today as when its essays were first published. Ranging from critical topics such as the understanding of language to the...

Renowned scholar George Steiner explores the power and presence of the unseen in art. “It takes someone of [his] stature to tackle this theme head-on” (The New York Times).   There is a philosophical school of thought that believes the presence of God in art, literature, and music—in...

«Un libro no escrito es algo más que un vacío. Acompaña a la obra que uno ha hecho como una sombra irónica y triste. Es una de las vidas que podríamos haber vivido, uno de los viajes que nunca emprendimos.» George Steiner En esta obra, extremadamente audaz y original, George Steiner...

**A rich and evocative study of one of modern history’s most compelling and controversial philosophers by a literary and critical grand master **** ** In Martin Heidegger, George Steiner delves into the life and work of the prolific German philosopher. His deft analysis lays bare the intricacies...

“A brilliant work . . . A dazzling meditation on the very nature of language itself” from the world-renowned scholar and author of The Poetry of Thought (Kirkus Reviews). In his classic work, literary critic and scholar George Steiner tackles what he considers the Babel “problem”: Why,...

Writer and scholar George Steiner's Massey Lectures are just as cogent today as when he delivered them in 1974 -- perhaps even more so. He argues that Western culture's moral and emotional emptiness stems from the decay of formal religion. He examines the alternate mythologies (Marxism, etc.) and...

A thought-provoking examination of the complex teacher-student relationship, from one of the great minds of the modern literary world Based on George Steiner’s extensive experience as a teacher, Lessons of the Masters is a passionate examination of the “profession of the professor.” He...

“A fresh, revelatory, golden eagle’s eye-view of western literature.” —Financial Times Early in Grammars of Creation, George Steiner references Plato’s maxim that in “all things natural and human, the origin is the most excellent.” Creation, he argues, is linguistically fundamental...

El intenso encuentro personal entre maestro y discípulo es lo que interesa a George Steiner en este libro, una reflexión acerca de la infinita complejidad y la sutil interacción de poder, confianza y pasión en los géneros más profundos de pedagogía. Basado en las Conferencias Norton sobre el...

A partir de unas palabras en las que Schelling insinúa, a la manera de los gnósticos, que la tristeza es el telón de fondo de la naturaleza en general y de la condición humana en particular, George Steiner desarrolla diez tesis acerca de la tristeza inherente a la condición pensante del ser humano....

Melómano tanto o más que hombre de letras, George Steiner ha escrito a lo largo de medio siglo una gran variedad de textos sobre compositores, géneros musicales y algunas piezas en particular, siempre con una sensibilidad que le permite ir más allá del fenómeno sonoro. Nunca antes reunidos en...

George Steiner compie in queste pagine un autentico miracolo intellettuale: ripercorrere l'intera storia della filosofia focalizzando l'attenzione sul rapporto tra il pensiero e il linguaggio, ovvero tra la filosofia e la poesia. È un viaggio che risale fino ai frammenti presocratici e ai dialoghi di...

Le più recenti scuole critiche e filosofiche sembrano aver incrinato i rapporti tra le parole e il loro significato: il testo diventa oggetto di infinite possibilità di interpretazione e appropriazione, tutte ugualmente legittime. L’elettronica e la cultura di massa stanno trasformando la produzione,...