No Passion Spent: Essays 1978-1995
No Passion Spent: Essays 1978-1995
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Originally published in 1996, a collection of essays which examine the Bible, Homer and Shakespeare in the light of what is meant by reading a serious text at a time when theories of language and literature question the possibility of any agreed meaning; and discuss what language tells us of Socrates and of Jesus.
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No Passion Spent: Essays 1978-1995 by George Steiner
Spanning a considerable time, these essays turn on a central theme: what is meant by reading a serious text at a time when theories of language and literature question the very possibility of any agreed meaning, and at a time when new technologies seem likely to replace books as we have known them since Gutenberg? The question is brought to bear deliberately on the Bible, Homer and Shakespeare. The collection ends with a series of essays on the philosophic-theological underwriting of communication, with particular reference to what language tells us of Socrates and of Jesus.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571176977 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571176976 |
| Title | No Passion Spent: Essays 1978-1995 |
| Author | George Steiner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1996-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |