Three rings : a tale of exile, narrative, and fate / Daniel Mendelsohn.

Author/creator Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam, 1960- author.
Format Book
PublicationCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Copyright Date©2020
Description116 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects
Auerbach, Erich, 1892-1957--Criticism and interpretation.
Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- 1651-1715--Criticism and interpretation.
Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001--Criticism and interpretation.
Homer. Odyssey.
Homer--Influence.
Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam, 1960-
Literature, Modern--Classical influences.
European literature--Classical influences.
Critics--United States. --Biography.

Contents The Lycée Français -- The Education of Young Girls -- The Temple.
Abstract "This book explores the themes of exile and wandering, homecoming and fated closures in literature-but also in real life and history-by invoking Homer's Odyssey. Focusing on crucial moments in the lives and careers of three scholar/writers-Erich Auerbach, François Fénelon, and W.G. Sebald-all of whom were inspired by Homer's epic, Three Rings uses "ring composition" (Homer's dominant narrative technique) to tell the stories of the three writers' lives"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"Page-Barbour lectures for 2019."
Issued in other formOnline version: Mendelsohn, Daniel, 1960- Three rings. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020 9780813944678
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2019057922
ISBN9780813944661 hardcover
ISBN081394466X hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner General Stacks PN883 .M48 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold