"Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1" by Walter Pater is a philosophical novel set in the early 20th century that follows the journey of Marius, a young Roman man grappling with the spiritual currents of his era as he struggles to find a balance between religion, duty, and the pursuit of beauty. The story opens with Marius participating in traditional Roman rituals, like the Ambarvalia, where he demonstrates a deep connection to his heritage and the significance of the ancient ceremonies. His world expands as he encounters new philosophical ideas, challenging his inherited beliefs and pushing him to think about the nature of existence. Through love and friendship, Marius transitions from a young man rooted in the past to someone who questions and contemplates his place in the ever-changing environment of Roman society.
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1
By Walter Pater
In ancient Rome, a young man embarks on a quest for truth, torn between tradition and the allure of new philosophies, as love and friendships shape his evolving identity.
Summary
About the AuthorWalter Horatio Pater was an English essayist, art and literary critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists. His first and most often reprinted book, Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), revised as The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry (1877), in which he outlined his approach to art and advocated an ideal of the intense inner life, was taken by many as a manifesto of Aestheticism.
Walter Horatio Pater was an English essayist, art and literary critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists. His first and most often reprinted book, Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), revised as The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry (1877), in which he outlined his approach to art and advocated an ideal of the intense inner life, was taken by many as a manifesto of Aestheticism.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.
By William Stearns Davis
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2
By Walter Pater
Roman life in the days of Cicero
By Alfred John Church
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
By Henryk Sienkiewicz
Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ
By Irving Bacheller
Silanus the Christian
By Edwin Abbott Abbott
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 06
By Georg Ebers
The Prince and the Pauper, Part 9.
By Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper, Part 6.
By Mark Twain
The Adventures of Roderick Random
By T. (Tobias) Smollett
The King's Sons
By George Manville Fenn
The Last of the Barons — Volume 03
By Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton