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Grammars of Creation (Paperback)
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Grammars of Creation (Paperback)
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"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.
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