Essays from 'The Guardian'

Name: Essays from 'The Guardian'
Author: Walter Pater

by Walter Pater

EN·~2 hours

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Description

Unaccented version in 7essg10.txt and 7essg10.zip, accented versions in 8essg10.txt and 8essg10.zip

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Language

Duration

~2 hours (138K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Alfred J. Drake. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

2003-05-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism

About the author

Walter Pater

1839–1894

Best known for shaping the ideals of aestheticism, this English essayist and critic wrote with unusual care about art, literature, and the pleasures of style. His work helped define the late Victorian idea of “art for art’s sake” and went on to influence writers including Oscar Wilde.

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