Appreciations: With An Essay On Style - 9781019374832

This collection of essays by the influential critic Walter Pater includes a celebrated essay on the nature of style in art and literature. Pater argues that style is an essential element of aesthetic experience, and provides a close reading of works by writers such as Michelangelo, Shakespeare, and Dante. The book is a classic of literary criticism that remains essential reading for anyone interested in the history of ideas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

• | Author: Walter Pater
• | Publisher: Legare Street Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 18, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 282 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1019374837
• | ISBN-13: 9781019374832