Skutečné přítomnosti – Steiner George (2019)

Essays on Thinking, Aesthetics, Language, and God In this book, aesthetics, theology, linguistics, literary theory, and philosophy converge, but (as is always the case with Steiner) it is not a dry theoretical exposition of a predetermined problem, but rather a passionate, adventurous intellectual journey described in almost poetic language. Is it possible for great poems, paintings, or musical compositions to arise in the absence of God? Or is God always truly present in the work of art? In this seminal work, George Steiner argues that transcendent reality is the foundation of all genuine artistic creation and human communication. The key argument of Real Presences is that although the vast majority of artistic and literary criticism rejects the notion of God, it is precisely His presence that no great metaphor can do without. According to Steiner, our experience of meaning in music, visual art, and literature presupposes the existence of God as a 'necessary possibility.' Real presence is therefore an inseparable part of the creation and perception of every great work of art.