Quotes by Erich Auerbach

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Erich Auerbach is Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, a history of representation in Western literature from ancient to modern times and frequently cited as a classic in the study of realism in literature.
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To write history is so difficult that most historians are forced to make concessions to the technique of legende.

Erich Auerbach

The old man, of whom we know how he has become what he is, is more of an individual than the young man; for it is only in the course of an eventful life that men are differentiated into full individuality.

Erich Auerbach

Author Bio

  • NameErich Auerbach
  • DescriptionGerman Philologist
  • BornSeptember 11, 1892
  • DiedOctober 13, 1957
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionLinguist; Librarian; Writer
  • WorksMimesis: The Representation Of Reality In Western Literature