Walter Pater
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.
Aesthetic Poetry
Explore a world where poetry becomes a beautiful, emotional experience, reflecting the fleeting nature of love, life, and art itself.
By Walter Pater
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1
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.
By Walter Pater
Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance
Amidst religious war, a young cleric must navigate his faith, family, and the vibrant, yet dangerous, world of the French Renaissance.
By Walter Pater
The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry
Explore a world where art and philosophy intertwine, revealing the subjective beauty of a transformative era.
By Walter Pater
Appreciations, with an Essay on Style
Venture into a collection of essays that challenges the rules of literary style and celebrates the beauty found in both prose and poetry through the eyes of great writers and thinkers.
By Walter Pater
Imaginary Portraits
Enter the world of a young painter as he navigates love, loss, and triumph on his journey to becoming a renowned artist.
By Walter Pater
Greek Studies: a Series of Essays
** Discover how wine, art, and mythology intertwine revealing the spirit of an ancient civilization.
By Walter Pater
Giordano Bruno
Witness a 19th-century exploration of an Italian thinker's radical ideas about the universe, pantheism, and his relentless quest for intellectual freedom amidst religious persecution.
By Walter Pater
Plato and Platonism
Follow the journey of a philosopher seeking lasting truths in a world of constant change, building his ideas upon the wisdom of thinkers who came before.
By Walter Pater
The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry
Explore a time when art and poetry bloomed, and discover how beauty and human expression were reborn after the Middle Ages.
By Walter Pater
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2
Amidst the grandeur of ancient Rome, a man's beliefs are challenged, forcing him to reconcile his love for beauty with a world demanding moral purpose.
By Walter Pater
Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays
Explore the minds and creations of another era through essays that examine art, literature, and philosophical thought from a uniquely historical perspective.
By Walter Pater
Imaginary Portraits
Step back in time to witness the lives and creative spirit of artists as they grapple with their ambitions, inner struggles, and the true meaning of beauty.
By Walter Pater
Essays from 'The Guardian'
Explore the evolution of prose and poetry through insightful essays that dissect literary styles and emotional depths.
By Walter Pater