. “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 in theology, philosophy, art, music, literature—central, in fact, to our very humanity. . Unlearning The innovation process starts with a negative phase- unlearning. Steiner has a unique mind among scholars. 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. 0000005667 00000 n
$9.99. “The book is, beyond doubt, an intellectual tour de force.”—Michael Potemra, “It is difficult not to be impressed by George Steiner. It is impossible for a man to begin to learn that which he … "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. 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. This article approaches the grammars of meaning creation by Scientific Creationism and New Atheism from an anthropological-communicological perspective. NOOK Book. . The forces of technology and science alone fail to illuminate inevitable human questions regarding value, faith, and meaning. . Guardian. 93 0 obj
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?̐'T�y�U� A fresh, revelatory, golden eagle’s eye-view of western literature. Expressed in prose that is unfailingly apt, luminous and evocative.' Among his many books are Errata: An Examined Life; No Passion Spent; Language and Silence: Essays on Language, Literature, and the Inhuman; In Bluebeard’s Castle: Some Notes Towards the Redefinition of Culture; Antigones: How the Antigone Legend Has Endured in Western Literature, Art, and Thought; Tolstoy or Dostoevsky: An Essay in the Old Criticism; and The Death of Tragedy, all published by Yale University Press. From, “An important study on the nature of creation. 0000007896 00000 n
In, “One reads Steiner . Steiner acknowledges that "there have been previous senses of ending and fascination with sundown in Western culture", but he believes we have reached a much more far-reaching one now: "a core-tiredness." Exhibiting his profound grasp of languages and the history of thought, Steiner examines the ways in which technological advances alter communication and, ultimately, meaning itself. In-depth conversations with experts on topics that matter. 0000007920 00000 n
Expressed in prose that is unfailingly apt, luminous and evocative.' View All Available Formats & Editions. By grammars of meaning creation, we understand the different languages that the human being uses to communicate the meaning of their existence to themself and others. The erudition is almost as extraordinary as the prose: dense, knowing, allusive. 0000002305 00000 n
Grammars of Creation is the first in an ongoing series of group exhibitions organized by Moskowitz Bayse that contend with the precarious position of creation in contemporary art making, and urges for its primacy in practice. Grammars of Creation 350. by George Steiner. Grammars of Creation by George Steiner, September 1, 2002, Yale University Press edition, Paperback in English $9.99. . . Grammars of Creation: Originating in the Gifford Lectures for 1990 Steiner, George Published by Yale Univ. This is an exciting work, full of insights, bold statements, and thoughts about our present condition. Grammars of Creation George Steiner 288pp, Faber, £16.99 Buy it at a discount at BOL 'In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth," opens the Bible narrative. 0000002202 00000 n
OTHER BOOKS. No one else can join up the dots between so many different worlds with such originality and creativity en route.”—, “George Steiner’s new book is the excavation of the relationship between God’s creation of the world, and human creativity’s understanding of itself, from Judaism and ancient Greece to the Renaissance, European hermeneutics, and the “mopping up” of Christianity by Derridean deconstruction. It is the first in an ongoing series of group exhibitions organized by Moskowitz Bayse that contend with the precarious position of creation in contemporary art making, and urges for its primacy in practice. Duchamp and the Dada movement mark the end of creation once driven by theological impulses, fears of mortality, and desire for artistic permanence. 0000006746 00000 n
Originating in the Gifford Lectures for 1990, Some Notes Towards the Redefinition of Culture, How the Antigone Legend Has Endured in Western Literature, Art, and Thought, An Essay in the Old Criticism, Second Edition. Includes bibliographical references and … Professor Steiner chews over the implications of the concepts of "creation", a semi-divine activity where something is made out of nothing, and "invention", a material activity where something is fashioned … Professor Steiner chews over the implications of the concepts of "creation", a semi-divine activity where something is made out of nothing, and "invention", a material activity where … Poets put it succinctly. . 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