Marius the Epicurean (Volume 1)
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Marius the Epicurean (Volume 1) has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9356786011
ISBN13:9789356786011
Release Date:December 2022
Publisher:Alpha Edition
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Stupor mundi
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Why does no one read Pater these days? He writes with the fervid delicate beauty of a butterfly defying the storms of winter. As literature becomes ever more commercialised, this sensual celebration seems even more important. A pleasure every bit as sensual and refreshing as a Turkish bath.
Beautiful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Pater was one of the most insightful and exacting critics of England, and his fiction exceeded even his own standards for beauty. Marius the Epicurean is the story of a young man's spiritual and aesthetic awakening in ancient Rome. He journeys from Stoicism to Cyrenaicism to Epicureanism, and finally to Christianity. The book is subtle and profound, and is written in Pater's characteristically lovely prose. I do not recommend this book to anyone who wants a traditional linear plot in which the protagonist is motivated by external events; rather, I recommend it to all who wish "to burn with a hard, gemlike flame," to all who make careful aesthetic contemplation their highest goal.
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