George Steiner's masterpiece is also a classic work of Western humanistic criticism in the 20th century. The core issues of "Language and Silence" are language, literary criticism and humanism (and anti-humanism). The articles collected in it were written in different periods, but they all share a fundamental theme - the life of language. According to Steiner, language is the representative of culture. Several inhumane countercurrents in the modern West (especially the Nazis) have led to the abuse and pollution of language and culture, causing the creation of Western literature to fall into "silence". Therefore, after experiencing all kinds of catastrophes, where should language and its related real world go? What responsibilities should critics and intellectuals play in this process?
