Erich Auerbach and the Crisis of German Philology : The Humanist Tradition in Peril

This book analyzes and contextualizes Auerbach 's life and mind in the wide ideological, philological, and historical context of his time, especially the rise of Aryan philology and its eventual triumph with the Nazi Revolution or the Hitler Revolution in Germany of 1933. It deals specifically...

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Main Author Zakai, Avihu (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Linguistics.
Europe, Central > History.
Comparative literature.
Philology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319409580
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-40958-0
Physical DescriptionXIII, 218 p. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Erich Auerbach: Life, Times, and Works
  • Dante and the "Discovery of European Representation of Man"
  • The Crisis of German Philology: Aryan Philology and the Elimination of the Old Testament
  • Two Responses to the German Crisis of Philology: Ernst Robert Curtius and Erich Auerbach
  • Exile and Interpretation: The Struggle against Aryan Philology and Nazi Barbarism
  • Mimesis - An Apologia for Western Judaeo-Christian Humanist Tradition in an Age of Peril, Tyranny, and Barbarism
  • Epilogue: Exile, Interpretation, and Alienation
  • Appendix 1: Constructing and Representing Reality: Hegel and the Making of Mimesis
  • Appendix 2: Exile and Criticism: Edward Said's Interpretation of Erich Auerbach
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.

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