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Welcome to the electronic reserves course readings warning concerning copyright restrictions the law of the united states title 17, united states code governs the. Responses to reality in western literature, 1st edition. His aim was to show how from antiquity to the twentieth century literature progressed toward ever more naturalistic and democratic forms of representation. The representation of reality in western literature until now about the ebook we have now mimesis. The representation of reality in western literature. My original starting point was platos discussion in book 10 of the republic mimesis ranking third after truthin conjunction with dantes assertion that in the commedia he presented true reality. Mimesis more than half a century after its translation into english, erich auerbachs mimesis remains a masterpiece of literary criticism. A brilliant display of erudition, wit, and wisdom, his exploration of how great european writers from homer to virginia woolf depicted reality has taught generations how to read western literature. The representation of reality in western literature new and expanded edition princeton classics series by erich auerbach. The representation of reality in western literature, it.
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