Cover of Mimesis PN0056.R3 A8 1959
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Mimesis

by Erich Auerbach

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The classic book that has taught generations how to read Western literature More than half a century after its translation into English, Erich Auerbach’s Mimesis remains a masterpiece of literary criticism. A brilliant display of erudition, wit, and wisdom, his exploration of how great European writers from Homer to Virginia Woolf depict reality has taught generations how to read Western literature. A German Jew who was forced out of his professorship at the University of Marburg in 1935, Auerba...

First published 1946 614 pages
Category
Literary Criticism
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DDC 809 LCC PN-0056.00000000.R3 A8 1959 17.89 literary theory: other17.93 themes and motives in literature809.912Dans la littératureHistory and criticismLetterkundeLiterary criticism - general & miscellaneousLiterary esthetics
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ISBN 9781400847952 English
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