Mimesis : the representation of reality in Western literature / by Erich Auerbach ; translated from the German by Willard R. Trask ; with a new introduction by Edward W. Said

Author: Auerbach, Erich, 1892-1957
Uniform Title: Mimesis. English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2003]
Copyright Date: ©2003
Edition: 50th anniversary ed.
Physical Description: xxxii, 579 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents

Introduction to the Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition -- 1. Odysseus' Scar -- 2. Fortunata -- 3. The Arrest of Peter Valvomeres -- 4. Sicharius and Chramnesindus -- 5. Roland Against Ganelon -- 6. The Knight Sets Forth -- 7. Adam and Eve -- 8. Farinata and Cavalcante -- 9. Frate Alberto -- 10. Madame Du Chastel -- 11. The World in Pantagruel's Mouth -- 12. L'Humaine Condition -- 13. The Weary Prince -- 14. The Enchanted Dulcinea -- 15. The Faux Devot -- 16. The Interrupted Supper -- 17. Miller the Musician -- 18. In the Hotel de la Mole -- 19. Germinie Lacerteux -- 20. The Brown Stocking.

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069111336X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780691113364 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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