Jan 6, 2010
In the first line of his new book, Grammars of Creation, George Steiner announces that “We have no more beginnings.” The trope of beginning, of inception, of origin, once so central to Western civilization (“In the beginning . . .” ) he believes has now lost much of its hold. Instead, Western culture is drawn to images of twilight. This is the end foretold by T. S Eliot, culminating with a whimper and not a bang. With dusk falling, Western civilization roots aimlessly through the detritus of a devalued heritage. It is culturally played out. As Steiner phrases it, it is...
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