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Grammars of creation : originating in the Gifford lectures for 1990

by George Steiner

This volume explores the concept of creation in Western thought, literature, religion, and history. It examines the decline of twentieth-century culture, the rise of technology over art, and the enduring human search for meaning, value, and hope.

Accession 19891 ISBN 0300088639 Publisher Yale University Press
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