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Literary critic

George Steiner is an esteemed literary critic, born on April 23, 1929. His work spans a wide range of literary fields, including novels, poetry, drama, and philosophy.

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Famous George Steiner Quotes

“What worthwhile book after the Pentateuch has been written by a committee?”

Has Beens Book Written Worthwhile Committees

Book:Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?

Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?

“Anything can be said and, in consequence, written about anything.”

Said Written Consequence

Book:Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?

Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?

“Central to everything I am and believe and have written is my astonishment, naive as it seems to people, that you can use human speech both to bless, to love, to build, to forgive and also to torture, to hate, to destroy and to annihilate.”

People Believe Humans Use Seems Hate Written Speech Forgiving Torture Bless Naive Astonishment

Author:George Steiner

“To starve a child of the spell of the story, of the canter of the poem, oral or written, is a kind of living burial. It is to immure him in emptiness.”

Kind Children Stories Written Emptiness Spells Burial

Book:Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?

Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?

“The letter kills the spirit. The written text is mute in the face of responding challenge. It does not admit of inward growth and correction. Text subverts the absolutely vital role of memory.”

Doe Faces Spirit Growth Challenges Memories Roles Written Letters Inward Responding Corrections Mute

Book:Martin Heidegger

Source: Martin Heidegger

About the Author

Born: April 23, 1929
Known for: Literary critic
Quotes: 103

Books & Sources

George Steiner: A ReaderRelated source material

Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?Related source material

In Bluebeard's Castle: Some Notes Towards the Redefinition of CultureRelated source material

Language and SilenceRelated source material

Real PresencesRelated source material

After Babel: Aspects of Language and TranslationRelated source material

No Passion SpentRelated source material

The death of tragedyRelated source material

Language and silence: essays on language, literature, and the inhumanRelated source material

A Long Saturday: ConversationsRelated source material

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