by Erich Auerbach · FCE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437502427
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«Mimesis: la representación de la realidad en la literatura occidental» is the essay by Erich Auerbach published by FCE in paperback (531 pages).
In this essay, Auerbach surveys works of Western literature from Antiquity to the twentieth century and analyzes how they have represented everyday life, history and society. The result is a scholarly study of the evolution of Western literature and its link with reality.
The Spanish edition belongs to the Lenguas y estudios literarios collection of the Fondo de Cultura Económica.
Intended for readers interested in literary criticism and the history of Western literature.
Erich Auerbach was a German philologist, comparative scholar and critic of literature. His best-known work is Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, a history of representation in Western literature from ancient to modern times frequently cited as a classic in the study of realism in literature. Along with Leo Spitzer, Auerbach is widely recognized as one of the foundational figures of comparative literature.
