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Erich Auerbach

Auerbach was Sterling Professor of Romance Philology at Yale University.

Erich Auerbach book reviews

  • Mimesis : the representation of reality in Western literature 3 out of 5

    By Marc, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 30, 2009

    Auerbach provides a very close analysis of how reality is presented and understood through the conduit of literature. I focused mainly on the last segment of the book where he discussed Virginia... read more

  • Mimesis : the representation of reality in Western literature 4 out of 5

    By Dustin, Lyon, France, Sep 18, 2009

    Read: "In the Hôtel de la Mole." Excellent reading paired with Le Rouge et le noir by Stendhal, as well as other realist authors. read more

  • Mimesis : the representation of reality in Western literature 4 out of 5

    By Steven, The United States, Sep 1, 2009

    This ain't bathroom reading, but for the emerging literary scholar it's a must-read. Much subsequent literary scholarship, particularly Continental poststructuralism, is indebted to Auerbach's... read more