Erich Auerbach

Erich Auerbach (9 November 1892 – 13 October 1957) was a German philologist and comparative scholar and critic of literature. His best-known work is ''Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature'', a history of representation in Western literature from ancient to modern times frequently cited as a classic in the study of realism in literature. Along with Leo Spitzer, Auerbach is widely recognized as one of the foundational figures of comparative literature. Provided by Wikipedia