Mimesis The Representation of Reality in Western Literature

"There is no other work in contemporary literary criticism, known to me, that is comparable to ['Mimesis'] in scope, in analytical and historical richness; it is actually a history of European literature from the 'Odyssey' to 'Ulysses' and shows a quiet mastery of all the literatures of the West. I can never pick up this book without learning from it and without marveling at the penetration with which Auerbach's handling of his subject, the different forms by which the great European writers have shaped their idea of reality, leads him to a new understanding of all postclassical literature."Auerbach, Erich is the author of 'Mimesis The Representation of Reality in Western Literature', published 2003 under ISBN 9780691113364 and ISBN 069111336X.