George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections.

This is the third edition of After Babel , a controversial work in translation studies first published in 1975. The new edition is entirely revised and corrected and contains information which should be of value to anyone involved in the theory and practice of translation.

At the end of a century whose catastrophic violence has irreparably damaged the human capacity for hope, our knowledge of the origins of life has so deepened that we can create life artificially. In this book the author seeks to articulate our experience of the present condition.

Recognized as one of the 19th century's leading psychologists and philosophers, Kierkegaard was, among other things, the harbinger of existentialism. In this book he explores the psychology of religion, addressing the question What is faith ?

A masterly testament to the high vocation and perilous risks undertaken by true teacher and learner alike through a sustained reflection on the infinitely complex and subtle interplay of power, trust and passions in the most profound sorts of pedagogy.

This book is important--and portentous--for if it is true that tragedy is dead, we face a vital cultural loss...The book is bound to start controversy...The very passion and insight with which he writes about the tragedies that have moved him prove that the vision still lives and that words can still enlighten and reveal. -R.B. Sewall, New York Times Book Review

George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections.

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