Lessons of the Masters
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“Trenchant and moving.”—Robert Boyers, Los Angeles Times
The inexhaustible man of letters directs his critical gaze at his own profession—teaching.
When we talk about education today, we tend to avoid the rhetoric of “mastery,” with its erotic and inegalitarian overtones. But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust, and passions in t...
The inexhaustible man of letters directs his critical gaze at his own profession—teaching.
When we talk about education today, we tend to avoid the rhetoric of “mastery,” with its erotic and inegalitarian overtones. But the charged personal encounter between master and disciple is precisely what interests George Steiner in this book, a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust, and passions in t...


