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Erich Auerbach
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Born in 1892, Erich Auerbach has served as professor of Romance philology at Marburg University (1929-35), taught at the Turkish State University in Istanbul (1936-47), and became professor of French and Romance philology at Yale University in 1950. He has published several books and many papers on Dante, Medieval Latin literature, methods of historical criticism, and the influence of Christian symbolism on literature. He is generally best known for Mimesis, a volume on literary criticism first published in Berne, Switzerland in 1946 and subsequently widely translated.
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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature by Erich Auerbach avg rating 4.36 — 163 ratings — published 1946 8 editions |
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Dante: Poet of the Secular World (New York Review Books Classics) by Erich Auerbach avg rating 4.45 — 20 ratings — published 1969 5 editions |
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Literary Language and Its Public in Late Latin Antiquity and in the Middle Ages by Erich Auerbach avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 1993 |
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Scenes from the Drama of European Literature by Erich Auerbach, Paolo Valesio avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1984 2 editions |
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Figura by Erich Auerbach avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2000 |
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Ecrits sur Dante by Erich Auerbach avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1999 |
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L'histoire des rois francs by Gregory of Tours, Erich Auerbach avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1990 |
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"Abraham’s actions are explained not only by what is happening to him at the moment, nor yet only by his character (as Achilles’ actions by his courage and his pride, and Odysseus’ by his versatility and foresightedness), but by his previous history; he remembers, he is constantly conscious of, what God has promised him and what God has already accomplished for him—his soul is torn between desperate rebellion and hopeful expectation; his silent obedience is multilayered, has background. Such a problematic psychological situation as this is impossible for any of the Homeric heroes, whose destiny is clearly defined and who wake every morning as if it were the first day of their lives: their emotions, though strong, are simple and find expression instantly."
— Erich Auerbach (Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature)
— Erich Auerbach (Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature)
"Abraham’s actions are explained not only by what is happening to him at the moment, nor yet only by his character (as Achilles’ actions by his courage and his pride, and Odysseus’ by his versatility and foresightedness), but by his previous history; he remembers, he is constantly conscious of, what God has promised him and what God has already accomplished for him—his soul is torn between desperate rebellion and hopeful expectation; his silent obedience is multilayered, has background. Such a problematic psychological situation as this is impossible for any of the Homeric heroes, whose destiny is clearly defined and who wake every morning as if it were the first day of their lives: their emotions, though strong, are simple and find expression instantly."
— Erich Auerbach (Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature)
— Erich Auerbach (Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature)
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