by George Steiner (Author)
Steiner's brilliant and elegant new book draws on episodes from his life, to explore the central themes and ideas of his thinking and writing over the course of much of our troubled century. An exploration of the ideas of the life of a major and brilliant thinker, the closest we will get to an autobiography.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 03 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0753804697
ISBN 13: 9780753804698
Book Overview: *An exploration of the ideas in the life of a major and brilliant thinker - the closest we will get to an autobiography. *To be included in the Phoenix Paperback Masterminds promotion. *By one of our most noted and controversial thinkers. *covers the entire range of Steiners various interests, from languages to Homer,to Jewishness, a wonderfully concise introduction to the ideas of a major thinker.