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Dec 27, 2003 · Impressive in scope and erudition, Christopher Knight's Uncommon Readers focuses on three critics whose voices - mixing eloquence with pugnacity - stand out as among the most notable independent critics working during the last half-century. The critics are Denis Donoghue, Frank Kermode, and George Steiner, and their independence - a striking ...
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No Passion Spent Essays 1978-1995 By George Steiner. Chapter One: The Uncommon Reader. Chardin's Le Philosophe lisant was completed on 4 December 1734.
Jan 1, 1995 · In all of Steiner's writings, there is an intense interest in moral truth and folded into this moral stance is the religious act of reading itself. In the collection's opening essay, "The Uncommon Reader," Steiner examines Chardin's 1794 portrait, "Le Philosophe lisant."
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The Uncommon Reader. George Steiner. 4.67. 9 ratings1 review. Lectures. 22 pages, Paperback. First published October 1, 1978. Book details & editions. About the author. George Steiner. 197 books510 followers. Follow. See also: George A. Steiner, author on Management and Planning.
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The Uncommon Reader by George Steiner, October 1978, Bennington College Bookstore edition, Paperback in English
Jun 27, 1996 · In "The Uncommon Reader," the opening piece in his latest collection, "No Passion Spent: Essays 1978-1995," the critic George Steiner traces the decline of reading in contemporary culture.
Uncommon readers : Denis Donoghue, Frank Kermode, George Steiner and the tradition of the common reader by Knight, Christopher J., 1952-
