About this title: Auerbach traces the representation of reality with well-developed readings of major writers in Western literature from antiquity to the 20th century. His analysis of the development of realism in Stendahl, Balzac, Flaubert and Proust is especially worth noting. He ends his book with Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse".
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: DoubleDay
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. Softcover. Ships with US tracking number. Clean text, some age toning to pages. Sun fading and crease/curl to spine, tanning to covers. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1953
ISBN-13:9780691012698ISBN:0691012695
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Fourth Printing 1974 Light scuffing, cover and spine creases, edge wear, and toning, text is highlighted. read more
Edition: Reprint, 1974
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780691012698ISBN:0691012695
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 563 pp., index; 21 cm. First published, 1945. Translated from the German. Tight, clean copy. Wraps curling. Age toning. A great classic in the field of literary criticism. Compulsory reading for anyone interested in the humanities. "A half-century after its translation into English, Erich Auerbach's Mimesis still stands as a monumental achievement in literary criticism. A brilliant display of erudition, wit, and wisdom, his exploration of how great European ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780691012698ISBN:0691012695
Description: Acceptable. This is an EX LIBRARY copy with all the usual stamps/markings etc. This book is in ONLY ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. It has been extensively read and shows many signs of wear to the cover, spine and pages. Some corner curling and yellowing. Perfectly readable but not suitable for a gift or collection. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780691012698ISBN:0691012695
Description: Very Good. Tenth printing. Spine end taped. Pages clean. Translated from the German by Willard R. Trask. Red and black cover design. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 2003-04-07
ISBN-13:9780691113364ISBN:069111336X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780691113364. read more
Edition: First Edition, 2nd Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Press, Princeton, NJ
Date Published: 1953
ISBN-13:9780691012698ISBN:0691012695
Description: Fine in None as Issued jacket. Stated 2nd Printing, 1968. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF showing trace discoloration & light soiling. Written in Istanbul between 1942-1945, first published in German in 1946. Published w/o ISBN; ISBN subsequently assigned. Classic study in literary criticism. Comparative analysis of Western literary works balancing variables of historical time period, language structure, and thought patterns. Fine copy. read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. 2003 Princeton University Press hard cover-very minor stain to page edge-otherwise a brand new clean fine copy in mylar cover-enjoy. read more
"This ain't bathroom reading, but for the emerging literary scholar it's a must-read. Much subsequent literary scholarship, particularly Continental poststructuralism, is indebted to Auerbach's analysis."
"I was terrified to start this book. Rebecca, my older sister, said it would probably be the hardest read of Western Lit for me.
However, I love it! It's fascinating. Fantastic. An immediate five stars.
I actually thought it was a lot easier to understand than The Iliad (bleh!). I think, out of the two lit classes I'm taking, this is my favorite read so far (closely followed by Oedipus Rex and The Odyssey)."
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