Title East West mimesis : Auerbach in Turkey / Kader Konuk

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2010]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 299 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction -- Humanism goes east -- Turkish humanism -- Mimicry in modern Turkey : the place of German and Turkish Jews -- Germany on the Bosporus : Nazi conspiracies and émigré politics -- Writing Mimesis in Istanbul -- Epilogue : Turkey's humanist legacy Summary 'East West Mimesis' follows the plight of German-Jewish humanists who escaped Nazi persecution by seeking exile in a Muslim-dominated society. Kader Konuk asks why philologists like Erich Auerbach found humanism at home in Istanbul at the very moment it was banished from Europe Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 12, 2019) Subject Auerbach, Erich, 1892-1957 SUBJECT Auerbach, Erich, 1892-1957 fast Subject Literary historians -- Turkey -- Istanbul Philologists -- Turkey -- Istanbul Jewish refugees -- Turkey -- Istanbul Humanism -- Turkey -- History -- 20th century TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century. Civilization -- Western influences Humanism Intellectual life Intellectual life -- Turkish influences Jewish refugees Literary historians Philologists SUBJECT Turkey -- Intellectual life -- 20th century Europe -- Intellectual life -- Turkish influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92000957 Turkey -- Civilization -- Western influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138787 Subject Europe Turkey Turkey -- Istanbul Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2009048662 ISBN 9780804775755 0804775753

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