by George Steiner · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478446247
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In 'Extraterritorial: Essays on Literature and the Linguistic Revolution', George Steiner explores the profound transformation in the perception of language since the late 19th century, encompassing philosophy, logic, social sciences, arts, and biological sciences. The essays analyze the relationship between language and the image of man, highlighting the work of authors such as Borges, Beckett, Céline, and Chomsky. Steiner examines the complexity of language, its extraterritoriality, the reciprocity between linguistic analyses and the metaphor of silence, as well as the coexistence between political barbarism and literary quality.
Francis George Steiner, FBA was a French and American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the impact of the Holocaust. A 2001 article in The Guardian described Steiner as a "polyglot and polymath".
