num_pages: 291
description: "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.
language: English
title: Reading George Steiner
titlecomplete: Reading George Steiner
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press