Mimesis : The Representation of Reality in Western Literature - New and Expanded Edition /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Auerbach, Erich, 1892-1957 (Author)
Other Authors: Trask, Willard R. (Willard Ropes), 1900-1980 (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Edition:First Princeton classics edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reality in literature.
Mimesis in literature.
Literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Mimêsis dans la litterature.
Realite dans la litterature.
Litterature > Histoire et critique.
Literature > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition; 1. Odysseus' Scar; 2. Fortunata; 3· The Arrest of Peter Valvomeres; 4· Sicharius and Chramnesindus; 5· Roland Against Ganelon; 6. The Knight Sets Forth; 7· Adam and Eve; 8. Farinata and Cavalcante; 9· Frate Alberto; 10. Madame Du Chastel; 11. The World in Pantagruel's Mouth; 12. L'Humaine Condition; 13· The Weary Prince; 14· The Enchanted Dulcinea; 15· The Faux Devot; 16. The Interrupted Supper; 17· Miller the Musician; 18. In the Hôtel de la Mole; 19· Germinie Lacerteux; 20. The Brown Stocking; Epilogue; Appendix; Index.

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