Time, History, and Literature: Selected Essays of Erich Auerbach
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: Nov 24, 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780691137117
Description: Erich Auerbach (1892-1957), best known for his classic literary study Mimesis, is celebrated today as a founder of comparative literature, a forerunner of secular criticism, and a prophet of global literary studies. This book presents a selection of Auerbach's essays, many of which are little known outside the German-speaking world.