George Steiner

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George Steiner was a prominent literary critic, essayist, and philosopher known for his influential work on language, translation, and the relationship between literature and culture.

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instanceOf comparative literature scholar
essayist
human
literary critic
philosopher
awardReceived American National Book Critics Circle Award (lifetime achievement) NERFINISHED
Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities NERFINISHED
Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism NERFINISHED
citizenship France
United Kingdom
United States of America
countryOfBirth France
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1929-04-23
dateOfDeath 2020-02-03
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Harvard University
University of Chicago
employer Churchill College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Harvard University
Princeton University
The New Yorker NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Geneva NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Steiner NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork comparative literature
cultural criticism
literary criticism
philosophy of language
translation studies
fullName Francis George Steiner NERFINISHED
genre essay
literary criticism
givenName George NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
memberOf Churchill College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
notableIdea relationship between language and culture
theory of translation as interpretation
notableWork After Babel NERFINISHED
Errata: An Examined Life NERFINISHED
In Bluebeard’s Castle NERFINISHED
Language and Silence NERFINISHED
Real Presences NERFINISHED
The Death of Tragedy NERFINISHED
Tolstoy or Dostoevsky NERFINISHED
occupation lecturer
professor
placeOfBirth Neuilly-sur-Seine NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cambridge NERFINISHED
positionHeld Lord Weidenfeld Professor of Comparative Literature NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
spouse Zara Shakow Steiner NERFINISHED

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