“Abraham’s actions are explained not only by what is happening to him at the moment, nor yet only by his character (as Achilles’ actions by his courage and his pride, and Odysseus’ by his versatility and foresightedness), but by his… — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
“It was Plato who bridged the gap between poetry and philosophy; for, in his work, appearance, despised by his Eleatic and Sophist predecessors, became… — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
The old man, of whom we know how he has become what he is, is more of an individual than the young man; for… — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
“… human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them… — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
“Abraham’s actions are explained not only by what is happening to him at the moment, nor yet only by his character (as Achilles’ actions… — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
“Vico, who looks at the whole of human history and says, “mind made all this,” — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
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… — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
To write history is so difficult that most historians are forced to make concessions to the technique of legende. — Erich Auerbach Copy Share Image
