Erich Auerbach
Born
in Berlin, Germany
November 09, 1892
Died
October 13, 1957
Genre
Influences
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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
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60 editions
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1942
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Dante: Poet of the Secular World
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13 editions
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1929
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Introdução aos Estudos Literários
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4 editions
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1949
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Figura
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1938
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Literary Language and Its Public in Late Latin Antiquity and in the Middle Ages
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6 editions
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1965
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Time, History, and Literature: Selected Essays of Erich Auerbach
4 editions
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2013
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Scenes from the Drama of European Literature
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5 editions
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1984
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Yabanın Tuzlu Ekmeği
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2010
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A novela no início do Renascimento - Itália e França
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2 editions
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2013
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Philologie der Weltliteratur - Filologia della letteratura mondiale
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7 editions
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2006
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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.”
― Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
― Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
“The Scripture stories do not, like Homer’s, court our favor, they do not flatter us that they may please us and enchant us—they seek to subject us, and if we refuse to be subjected we are rebels.”
― Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
― Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
“It is only during the course of an eventful life that men are differentiated into full individuality.”
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