Physical Description
xiii, 218 pages ; 24 cm
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Erich Auerbach: Life, Times, and Works
3. Dante and the "Discovery of European Representation of Man"
4. The Crisis of German Philology: Aryan Philology and the Elimination of the Old Testament
5. Two Responses to the German Crisis of Philology: Ernst Robert Curtius and Erich Auerbach
6. Exile and Interpretation: The Struggle Against Aryan Philology and Nazi
7. Mimesis: An Apologia for Western Judaeo-Christian Humanist Tradition in an Age of Peril, Tyranny, and Barbarism
8. Epilogue: Exile, Interpretation, and Alienation
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.
ISBN
9783319409573
3319409573
9783319409580
3319409581
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Erich Auerbach: Life, Times, and Works -- 3. Dante and the "Discovery of European Representation of Man" -- 4. The Crisis of German Philology: Aryan Philology and the Elimination of the Old Testament -- 5. Two Responses to the German Crisis of Philology: Ernst Robert Curtius and Erich Auerbach -- 6. Exile and Interpretation: The Struggle Against Aryan Philology and Nazi -- 7. Mimesis: An Apologia for Western Judaeo-Christian Humanist Tradition in an Age of Peril, Tyranny, and Barbarism -- 8. Epilogue: Exile, Interpretation, and Alienation -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Form
Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM
