Erich Auerbach
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1892 – 1957
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Who was Erich Auerbach?
Erich Auerbach was a philologist and 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 and frequently cited as a classic in the study of realism in literature.
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- Born
- Nov 9, 1892
German Empire - Also known as
- Ауэрбах, Эрих
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Employment
- Yale University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Lived in
- Berlin
- Died
- Oct 13, 1957
Wallingford
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on July 23, 2013
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