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Real Presences

by George Steiner

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Publisher Comments:

Can there be major dimensions of a poem, a painting, a musical composition created in the absence of God? Or, is God always a real presence in the arts? Steiner passionately argues that a transcendent reality grounds all genuine art and human communication.

"A real tour de force. . . . All the virtues of the author's astounding intelligence and compelling rhetoric are evident from the first sentence onward."—Anthony C. Yu, Journal of Religion

Synopsis:

Can there be major dimensions of a poem, a painting, a musical compostion created in the absence of God? Or, is God always a real presence in the arts? Any new book by Steiner is an event according to Eva Hoffman of the New York Times.

Synopsis:

I. A Secondary CityII. The Broken ContractIII. Presences

About the Author

George Steiner has written a great many books during his long and distinguished career as a literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, translator, and educator. He was professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva, Lord Weidenfeld Professor of Comparative Literature and Fellow of St Anne's College at Oxford University, and Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

I. A Secondary City

II. The Broken Contract

III. Presences

Product Details

ISBN:
9780226772349
Author:
Steiner, George
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Location:
Chicago
Subject:
General
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Linguistics
Subject:
Theory
Subject:
Language and languages
Subject:
Arts
Subject:
Semiotics & Theory
Subject:
Literary Criticism : General
Copyright:
Edition Number:
Pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
1
Series Volume:
no. 10
Publication Date:
19910431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Pages:
246
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 in

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