The Representation of Reality in Western Literature (New Expanded Edition)
by
Erich Auerbach, Edward W. Said
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
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...