Erich Auerbach and the Crisis of German Philology : The Humanist Tradition in Peril /: The Humanist Tradition in Peril. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Avihu Zakai.
• Authors: Zakai, Avihu
• Contents: Introduction.- Erich Auerbach: Life, Times, and Works.- Dante and the 'Discovery of European Representation of Man'.- The Crisis of German Philology: Aryan Philology and the Elimination of the Old Testament.- Two Responses to the German Crisis of Philology: Ernst Robert Curtius and Erich Auerbach.- Exile and Interpretation: The Struggle against Aryan Philology and Nazi Barbarism.- Mimesis – An Apologia for Western Judaeo-Christian Humanist Tradition in an Age of Peril, Tyranny, and Barbarism.- Epilogue: Exile, Interpretation, and Alienation.- Appendix 1: Constructing and Representing Reality: Hegel and the Making of Mimesis.- Appendix 2: Exile and Criticism: Edward Said's Interpretation of Erich Auerbach.- Bibliography.- Author Index.- Subject Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (218 pages)
• Subjects: Linguistics; Philology; Comparative literature; History -- Europe -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- General; European history; Literary studies: general; Literature: history & criticism; Literary Criticism -- General; Literary reference works; Europe, Central-History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319409580
• Related ISBNs: 9783319409573
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