Lessons of the Masters

by George Steiner

Book Overview

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 the most profound sorts of pedagogy. Based on Steiner's Norton Lectures on the art and lore of teaching,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674012070
• ISBN13: 9780674012073
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.1"