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Walter Pater
Greek Studies (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook]
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This collection of essays on ancient Greek mythology, art, and culture was posthumously published in 1895. The contents are ‘A Study of Dionysus: Spiritual Form of Fire and Dew, ‘ ‘The Bacchanals of Euripides, ‘ ‘The Myth of Demeter and Persephone, ‘ ‘Hippolytus Veiled: A Study From Euripides, ‘ ‘The Beginnings of Greek Sculpture, ‘ and ‘The Marbles of Aegina.’

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Walter Pater (1839-1894) was a British critic and essayist who championed the idea of ‘art for art’s sake, ‘ which was later used by such figures as Oscar Wilde and other devotees of Aestheticism. His essays on art and literature were printed in his Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), one of his most famous works.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 340 ● ISBN 9781411441309 ● Dimensione 0.4 MB ● Casa editrice Barnes & Noble ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5862953 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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