Literary History and the Challenge of Philology: The Legacy of Erich Auerbach

by Seth Lerer

Book Overview

A century after his birth and fifty years after the composition of Mimesis, Auerbach still stands as a touchstone for contemporary academic debates on the place of historical criticism in the construction of literary history, on the relations between intellectual activity and political action, and on the function of the critic in recording--or effecting--social change. More than an occasion to review past accomplishments or revel in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804725454
• ISBN13: 9780804725453
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"