Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature - Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition
A foundational exploration of realism in Western literature, tracing how writers from antiquity to modernity have represented everyday life and social reality.
About This Book
This scholarly work examines the evolution of realism in Western literature across centuries.
It analyzes texts from Homer and the Bible through Dante, Cervantes, and Balzac to Virginia Woolf.
The study highlights shifts in how authors depict everyday life and social contexts.
Auerbach's approach combines close reading with historical and cultural analysis.
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