Time, History, and Literature: Selected Essays of Erich Auerbach

by Erich Auerbach

Book Overview

Important essays from one of the giants of literary criticism, including a dozen published here in English for the first time

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. Yet the true depth of Auerbach's thinking and writing remains unplumbed. Time, History,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691169071
• ISBN13: 9780691169071
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"