Grammars of Creation
Resumen del libro
Are great works of art, literature and music 'creations' or 'inventions'? Does the mathematician 'invent' or 'discover'? Exploring an often neglected field, this book asks whether the current revolutions in our means of communication and in the biological sciences, may bring with them radical changes in the concept of individual creation and of poetic and philosophical invention. Are we returning to ancient anonymities and collectivities in aesthetic and intellectual experience? Are music and architecture now at the frontier where, as Plato would have it, truth and beauty meet? In Grammars of Creation the eminent critic George Steiner brings his unparalleled acumen and erudition to bear on these and other questions.'This is a mesmerising book . .
. Expressed in prose that is unfailingly apt, luminous and evocative.' Guardian
Biografía del autor
George Steiner (París, 1929-Cambridge, 2020), fue uno de los más reconocidos estudiosos de la cultura europea y ejerció la docencia en las universidades de Stanford, Nueva York y Princeton, aunque su carrera académica se desarrolló principalmente en Ginebra e Inglaterra. En 2001 recibió el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humani dades. Siruela ha publicado la mayor parte de su extensa obra. p <br>
