Full interview with George Steiner - part one

[bluecore]

A brilliant mind, a formidable teacher.

[tinalilith]

What a charming speaker. I really enjoy listening to him.

[0davus]

Thanks! To "turn a difficulty into a joy" - I like Steiner's philosophy of teaching. It's easy to accuse him of being elitist or anti-egalitarian but he's really saying climb higher, overcome yourself, don't take the easy way. In the long run, you always remember the ones who taught you to be better than yourself, more courageous, more diligent, more serious.

[Didgebaba]

Wisdom is not proud.

[horrelvoet]

The last homo nearly univeralis,

[SupaDupaSecular]

thank you for this interview!!

[ereignis2011]

Thank you for bringing the presence of this very inspiring person and intelectual.

[septimus2007]

Thanks to the producer of this video. Really enjoy it

[rklight33]

I'm finding it hard to believe that there's "no correlation whatsoever" between intelligence and a headwaiter who has a command of ten different languages. I'm sorry, can this be right?

There's also really nothing on Google re. "equation blindness" -- I'm not dismissing Steiner outright, but it sounds kinda' bullshitty...

[benthejrporter]

What an admirable and adorable man. He's so wise and urbane! He has real charisma. Thanks for posting.

[badjaycl]

This gentleman is probably one of the world's greatest "hidden gems." His criticism and philosophy are direct and unsparing. "Political correctness" is anathema, and therefore, Steiner has made many enemies over the years. But I would like to state that his oeuvre will only grow as the years go by. A mind like Steiner's come along only rarely, and I, for one, intend to read and digest all his works. For the record, I think his greatest book is 'Language and Silence'.

[MssrHendrikVerwoerd]

father i-banker, son lit crit, too bad he escaped.

[gnulebin]

why is the camera placed so low?

[Ricarkaza]

Great mind, a person to admire

Every thinking person should read "Grammars of Creation"

[BunchofMovieVideos]

'The Death of Tragedy' - a genuinely great book.

[letatreides]

I love him

[xensboy]

It's a delight to listen to such an intelligent person. I admire George Steiner very much, but I wish he hadn't made such a big mistake dealing with Galician literature.

[cultusstultus]

Lévi-Strauss taught geology! LOL!

[ExMachine]

I believe the word was 'geography,' which perhaps makes -slightly- more sense.

[301250]

When I first got hold of this amazing polmath's book 'Language of Silence' I thought it was a masterpiece. sd goh (malaysia)

[ydraki]

@301250 Forgive me but need to correct you. The word is 'polymath.'

[aitorbeard]

Thank you for this awesome oral documentary! I had the chance to listen Professor Steiner in Madrid, eight years ago, I think, and I realized he was a real classic master. So I am personally very grateful to him for his teachings and for his textual and poetic gifts: his books! Than you very much!

[lauragabriel]

I read some of "Antigones...", but, found it too dense

[rogerxavier18]

Congratulations! Steiner is the most important critic of the modern times