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"No critic, no man of letters in our time, has surpassed the scope, seriousness, verbal virtuosity -- truly, he is the Guest of Language -- and sheer vivacity of mind of George Steiner. The various, supple, often subtle, essays of this volume do critical honor to Steiner, his fierce poetics of meaning, his shocking deed of semantic trust. And unlike so much contemporary criticism, they all share a tact of the heart." -- Ihab Hassan.
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Thirteen essays explore various facets of the wide-ranging oeuvre of literary and culture critic, linguist, and historian of ideas, George Steiner, followed by Steiner's "Responsion" to the essays, in which he refers to "the instrumental collusion between the genres in my [own] work" and to the possible emergence of a new form "located at the confluence of philosophic discourse and the imaginary." Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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