Studies in the History of the Renaissance
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ISBN:
9780199535071
Publication date:
07/04/2010
Paperback
240 pages
196x129mm
Price: 995.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199535071
Publication date:
07/04/2010
Paperback
240 pages
New Edition
Walter Pater, Matthew Beaumont
Pater's Studies in the History of the Renaissance is a highly influential defence of aestheticism, an extraordinary work of cultural criticism forever associated with the decadent movement at the end of the nineteenth century.,This new edition reproduces the first edition of 1873 and recaptures the impact made by the book on its first appearance. It includes the later chapter on Giorgione as an Appendix.,The Introduction describes the cultural context that gave rise to the book, the reasons for its notoriety, Pater's philosophical outlook and the arguments in his book. It explores Pater's work as an attempt to preserve the unique aesthetic of a work of art in the face of encroaching mass culture.,Comprehensive notes identify the many literary and artistic references and echoes of Pater's other works.,Useful Glossary of Names.,Up-to-date bibliography.
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New Edition
Walter Pater, Matthew Beaumont
Description
'art comes to you professing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake'
In Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), a diffident Oxford don produced an audacious and incalculably influential defence of aestheticism. Through his highly idiosyncratic readings of some of the finest paintings, sculptures, and poems of the French and Italian Renaissance, Pater redefined the practice of criticism as an impressionistic, almost erotic exploration of the critic's aesthetic responses. At the same time, reclaiming the Hellenism that he saw as the most characteristic
aspect of the Renaissance, he implicitly celebrated homoerotic friendship.
Pater's infamous 'Conclusion', which forever linked him with the decadent movement, scandalized many with its insistence on making pleasure the sole motive of life, even as it charmed fellow aesthetes such as Oscar Wilde. This edition of Studies reproduces the text of the first edition, recapturing its initial impact, and the Introduction celebrates its doomed attempt to stand out against the processes of industrialization.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
About the author/editor
Walter PaterEdited by Matthew Beaumont, Senior Lecturer in English, University College London
New Edition
Walter Pater, Matthew Beaumont
Table of contents
Preface
Aucassin and Nicolette
Pico della Mirandola
Sandro Botticelli
Luca della Robbia
The Poetry of Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Joachim du Bellay
Winckelmann
Conclusion
Appendix A: The School of Giorgione
Appendix B: Diaphaneitè
New Edition
Walter Pater, Matthew Beaumont
Description
'art comes to you professing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake'
In Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), a diffident Oxford don produced an audacious and incalculably influential defence of aestheticism. Through his highly idiosyncratic readings of some of the finest paintings, sculptures, and poems of the French and Italian Renaissance, Pater redefined the practice of criticism as an impressionistic, almost erotic exploration of the critic's aesthetic responses. At the same time, reclaiming the Hellenism that he saw as the most characteristic
aspect of the Renaissance, he implicitly celebrated homoerotic friendship.
Pater's infamous 'Conclusion', which forever linked him with the decadent movement, scandalized many with its insistence on making pleasure the sole motive of life, even as it charmed fellow aesthetes such as Oscar Wilde. This edition of Studies reproduces the text of the first edition, recapturing its initial impact, and the Introduction celebrates its doomed attempt to stand out against the processes of industrialization.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
About the author/editor
Walter PaterEdited by Matthew Beaumont, Senior Lecturer in English, University College London
Table of contents
Preface
Aucassin and Nicolette
Pico della Mirandola
Sandro Botticelli
Luca della Robbia
The Poetry of Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Joachim du Bellay
Winckelmann
Conclusion
Appendix A: The School of Giorgione
Appendix B: Diaphaneitè
Rosemary Salomone
Royona Mitra
David Cottington
James Monaco
Paul Luna
Yashodhara Dalmia
Richard M. Eaton & Phillip B. Wagoner
Kathryn Kalinak
Julian Stallabrass
Fingerprinting Popular Culture
Vinay Lal, Ashis Nandy
