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.’
About the author
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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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 340 ● ISBN 9781411441309 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862953 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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