Three Rings : A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate /

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"This book explores the themes of exile and wandering, homecoming and fated closures in literature-but also in real life and history-by invoking Homer's Odyssey. Focusing on crucial moments in the lives and careers of three scholar/writers-Erich Auerbach, François Fenelon, and W.G. Sebald...

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Main Author: Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sebald, W. G. > (Winfried Georg), > 1944-2001.
Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam, > 1960-
Homer.
Fenelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, > 1651-1715.
Auerbach, Erich, > 1892-1957.
Auerbach, Erich, > 1892-1957 > Criticism and interpretation.
Fenelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, > 1651-1715 > Criticism and interpretation.
Sebald, W. G. > (Winfried Georg), > 1944-2001 > Criticism and interpretation.
Homer. > Odyssey.
Homer > Influence.
Odyssey (Homer)
Literature, Modern > Classical influences.
European literature > Classical influences.
Critics.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
Critiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Litterature europeenne > Influence ancienne.
Critics > United States > Biography.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book explores the themes of exile and wandering, homecoming and fated closures in literature-but also in real life and history-by invoking Homer's Odyssey. Focusing on crucial moments in the lives and careers of three scholar/writers-Erich Auerbach, François Fenelon, and W.G. Sebald-all of whom were inspired by Homer's epic, Three Rings uses "ring composition" (Homer's dominant narrative technique) to tell the stories of the three writers' lives"--
Item Description:"Page-Barbour lectures for 2019."
Physical Description:1 online resource (128 pages).
ISBN:9780813944678

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