Selected Essays
eBook - ePub

Selected Essays

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Selected Essays

About this book

Famed for his singular prose style as much as for his controversial aestheticist principles, Walter Pater (1839-1894) was one of the great essayists in a century of great essayistic writing. His first book, Studies in the History of the Renaissance— one of the most original and influential texts of the Victorian Aesthetic Movement—was described by Arthur Symons as "the most beautiful book of prose in our literature, " and his later work moved Vernon Lee to call him "the natural exponent of the highest aesthetic doctrine." Selected Essays is a generous gathering of Pater's essays on literature, art, history, philosophy and mythology—all of them, in the words of Oscar Wilde, "delicately wrought works of art." The selection is accompanied by Alex Wong's critical and biographical introduction and rich explanatory notes.

Tools to learn more effectively

Saving Books

Saving Books

Keyword Search

Keyword Search

Annotating Text

Annotating Text

Listen to it instead

Listen to it instead

Information

Publisher
Carcanet Classics
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781784106263
eBook ISBN
9781784106270
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Essays in Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Note on the Text
  7. from THE RENAISSANCE
  8. from APPRECIATIONS
  9. from PLATO AND PLATONISM
  10. ESSAYS POSTHUMOUSLY COLLECTED
  11. Explanatory Notes
  12. About the Authors
  13. Copyright

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn how to download books offline
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 990+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn about our mission
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more about Read Aloud
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS and Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Yes, you can access Selected Essays by Walter Pater,Walter Horatio Pater, Alex Wong in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Essays in Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.