Erich Auerbach Professions : Literary critic Born : November 9, 1892 Died : October 13, 1957 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Erich Auerbach The Scripture stories do not, like Homer’s, court our favor, they do not flatter us that they may please us and enchant us—they seek to subject us, and if we refuse to be subjected we are rebels. Erich Auerbach rebel favors stories To write history is so difficult that most historians are forced to make concessions to the technique of legende. Erich Auerbach difficult technique writing The old man, of whom we know how he has become what he is, is more of an individual than the young man; for it is only in the course of an eventful life that men are differentiated into full individuality. Erich Auerbach individualism individuality men Similar Authors Bliss Perry literary-critic Irving Howe literary-critic Diana Trilling literary-critic Daphne Merkin literary-critic Henry Louis Gates literary-critic Harold Bloom literary-critic All Authors
