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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature by Erich Auerbach

Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature

Erich Auerbach with Willard R. Trask (Translator), Edward W. Said (Contributor)

579 pages first pub 1942 (view editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 Virgi...

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