Walter Pater: 40 books

Originally published in 1878, this semi-autobiographical sketch by the eminent Victorian critic pioneered a new genre of writing: eschewing dialogue and traditional plotline, it is an impressionistic psychological portrait of a young man named Florian Deleal. It evokes the sights and sounds of the author’s philistine childhood home.

This collection of essays on ancient Greek mythology, art, and culture was posthumously published in 1895.  The contents are "A Study of Dionysus: Spiritual Form of Fire and Dew," "The Bacchanals of Euripides," "The Myth of Demeter and Persephone," "Hippolytus Veiled: A Study From Euripides," "The Beginnings of Greek Sculpture," and "The Marbles of Aegina."

WITH the world of intellectual production, as with that of organic generation, nature makes no sudden starts. Natura nihil facit per saltum; and in the history of philosophy there are no absolute beginnings. Fix where we may the origin of this or that doctrine or idea, the doctrine of "reminiscence,"...

This 1896 book was assembled for a private printing when it was discovered that the author, a distinguished critic and novelist, had written nine anonymous pieces for the English newspaper. Here are “English Literature,” “Browning,” “Wordsworth,” “Amiel’s ‘Journal Intime,’” “‘Robert...

“THE RELIGION OF NUMA” As, in the triumph of Christianity, the old religion lingered latest in the country, and died out at last as but paganism—the religion of the villagers, before the advance of the Christian Church; so, in an earlier century, it was in places remote from town-life that the...

Famed for his singular prose style as much as for his controversial aestheticist principles, Walter Pater (1839-1894) was one of the great essayists in a century of great essayistic writing. His first book, *Studies in the History of the Renaissance—*one of the most original and influential texts...

Plato and Platonism, written by the English writer Walter Horatio Pater, provides an in depth analysis of the great philosopher and the ancient Greek culture.  A table of contents is included.

In the exquisite prose style that was profound and perceptive, Pater has united philosophy, truth and moral values. He draws the portrait of a young man whose quest for truth takes him from Stoicism to Cyrenaicism to Epicurianism and finally to Christianity. The book imparts the idea that ethical traditions of religion are important as they are the only civilizing influences on society.

Plato Complete Works – World’s Best Collection This is the world’s best Plato collection, including the most complete set of Plato’s works available plus many free bonus materials. Plato Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece, a student of Socrates, writer of philosophical...

In this book a series of philosophical essays have been included. With thoughts on different topics some sketches have been presented that are in-depth and stimulating. A great amalgamation of thoughts emotions and ideas that compel the reader to move forward.