"Miscellaneous Studies: A Series of Essays" by Walter Horatio Pater is a collection that provides snapshots into the artistic and intellectual world of the late 19th century through the author's thoughtful essays. The writings, introduced by Charles L. Shadwell, journey across diverse topics, examining figures such as Prosper Mérimée and Raphael, while also considering the importance of art and historical and literary criticism. The initial essay immerses the reader in the world of Prosper Mérimée, revealing the intricacies of his character within a changing philosophical era. The book explores themes of artistic value, the human experience, and the struggle of the individual, offering a exploration of art, thought, and culture.
Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays
By Walter Pater
Explore the minds and creations of another era through essays that examine art, literature, and philosophical thought from a uniquely historical perspective.
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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.
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