Mimesis: the representation of reality in Western literature [50th Anniversary Edition] 9781400847952, 9780691060781, 9780691113364

A half-century after its translation into English, Erich Auerbach's "Mimesis" still stands as a monumenta

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Table of contents :
Frontmatter
Introduction to the Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition (page ix)
1. Odysseus' Scar (page 3)
2. Fortunata (page 24)
3. The Arrest of Peter Valvomeres (page 50)
4. Sicharius and Chramnesindus (page 77)
5. Roland Against Ganelon (page 96)
6. The Knight Sets Forth (page 123)
7. Adam and Eve (page 143)
8. Farinata and Cavalcante (page 174)
9. Frate Alberto (page 203)
10. Madame Du Chastel (page 232)
11. The World in Panragruel's Mouth (page 262)
12. L'Humaine Condition (page 285)
13. The Weary Prince (page 312)
14. The Enchanted Dulcinea (page 334)
15. The Faux Dévot (page 359)
16. The Interrupted Supper (page 395)
17. Miller the Musician (page 434)
18. In the Hôtel de la Mole (page 454)
19. Germinie Lacerteux (page 493)
20. The Brown Stocking (page 525)
Epilogue (page 554)
Appendix (page 559)
Index (page 575)
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