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Mimesis : The Representation of Reality in Western Literature - New and Expanded Edition /
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 depicted reality has taught generation...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | First Princeton classics edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 depicted reality has taught generations how to read Western literature. This new expanded edition includes a substantial essay in introduction by Edward Said as well as an essay, never before translated into English, in which Auerbach responds to his critics. A German Jew, Auerbach was forced out of his professorship at the University of. |
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| Notas: | "Fiftieth-anniversary edition." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (616 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781400847952 |