Auerbach's Renaissance : rebirths of an aesthetic from Shakespeare to Ferrante /

Auerbach's reading of Renaissance writing presents a challenge to the pessimism of today, and in Mimesis he reveals democratic possibility through such writers as Dante, Rabelais, Montaigne and Shakespeare. Christopher Warley rediscovers the powerful beauty of this major critical work and shows...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Warley, Christopher, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2025].
Subjects:	Auerbach, Erich, > 1892-1957 > Criticism and interpretation. Auerbach, Erich, > 1892-1957. > Mimesis. European literature > Renaissance, 1450-1600 > History and criticism. Aesthetics, Renaissance.

Table of Contents:

The sentimental tourist
The coy critic
At the foot of the mountain of Purgatory
The mixed style
The friendly word
Standard operating procedure
Two stories of brave mothers
Afterword. To his coy mistress.