Erich Auerbach Livres

Erich Auerbach (1892-1957), best known for his classic literary study Mimesis, is celebrated today as a founder of comparative literature, a forerunner of secular criticism, and a prophet of global literary studies. This book presents a selection of Auerbach's essays, many of which are little known outside the German-speaking world.

In this, his final book, Erich Auerbach writes, "My purpose is always to write history." Tracing the transformations of classical Latin rhetoric from late antiquity to the modern era, he explores major concerns raised in his Mimesis: the historical and social contexts in which writings were received, and issues of aesthetics, semantics, stylistics, and sociology that anticipate the concerns of the new historicism.In this, his final book, Erich Auerbach writes, "My purpose is always to write history." Tracing the transformations of classical Latin rhetoric from late antiquity to the modern era, he explores major concerns raised in his Mimesis: the historical and social contexts in which writings were received, and issues of aesthetics, semantics, stylistics, and sociology that anticipate the concerns of the new historicism.

Erich Auerbach's 'Mimesis' still stands as a monumental achievement in literary criticism which has taught generations how to read Western literature. This expanded edition includes an introductory essay by Edward Said, and an essay by Auerbach, translated into English, in which he responds to his critics.

A novela no início do renascimento – Itália e França, título inaugural da Série Auerbach, dedicada à obra de um dos maiores críticos literários do século XX, o alemão Erich Auerbach (1892-1957). A coordenação é de Leopoldo Waizbort , Prof. do Departamento de Sociologia da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH-USP). Primeira publicação da série, e não por acaso, o título marca a estréia do autor na crítica literária. Em um estilo claro e conciso – raro a um erudito com tamanha envergadura –, e privilegiando sobretudo o Decameron de Giovanni Boccaccio, Auerbach explica o momento em que as narrativas medievais, vinculadas à Bíblia e ao sagrado, dão lugar a uma nova forma de literatura, presente até hoje, mostrando o homem entranhado nos acontecimentos, prazeres e dores do mundo terreno.