· 2019· Book chapter
THE RENAISSANCE: STUDIES IN ART AND POETRY
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Short summary
Walter Pater's "The Renaissance" is recognized by modern critics as a key precursor to modernist aesthetic theory.
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Key points
- Modern critics identify Walter Pater's "The Renaissance" as an important precursor to modernist aesthetic theory.
- The book was highly influential upon its initial publication.
- Oscar Wilde described "The Renaissance" as his 'golden book' and the 'very flower of decadence'.
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Abstract
Walter Pater is increasingly being referred to by modern critics as an important precursor of modernist aesthetic theory. His study, The Renaissance, was also very influential in its own day, particularly on the work of Oscar Wilde who described it as 'my golden book...the very flower of decadence'.
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Field: Literature and Literary Theory
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