Mimesis: The Representation Of Reality In Western Literature - New And Expanded Edition

Shows how from antiquity to the twentieth century literature progressed toward ever more naturalistic and democratic forms of representation. This title offers the optimistic view of European history now appears as a defensive - and impassioned - response to the inhumanity he saw in the Third Reich.

• | By (Author): Erich Auerbach
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 06, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 616 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0691160228
• | ISBN-13: 9780691160221