The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry
by:
Walter Pater (author)
Pater's graceful essays discuss the achievements of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other artists. The book concludes with an uncompromising advocacy of hedonism, urging readers to experience life as fully as possible. His cry of "art for art's sake" became the manifesto of the Aesthetic...
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Pater's graceful essays discuss the achievements of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other artists. The book concludes with an uncompromising advocacy of hedonism, urging readers to experience life as fully as possible. His cry of "art for art's sake" became the manifesto of the Aesthetic Movement, and his assessments of Renaissance art have influenced generations of readers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486440255 (0486440257)
ASIN: 486440257
Publish date: March 24th 2005
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Art,
Philosophy,
Poetry