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In Bluebeard's castle : some notes towards the redefinition of culture

by George Steiner

These four lectures examine the fragmentation of Western culture since the French Revolution and the subsequent break with classical and religious traditions. The text further analyses the impact of the Holocaust and the development of anti-semitism.

Accession 34595 ISBN 0300015011 Publisher Yale University Press
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