Preview   A new edition of Auerbach’s masterpiece Mimesis, originally published in 1942, is a cause for celebration. This is arguably the most influential book on comparative literature ever written. It combines two qualities that are rare in isolation and almost non-existent in combination: an astonishing attention to minute detail in its close readings, on … Continue reading Mimesis. Dargestellte Wirklichkeit in der abendländischen Literatur