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The Collected Works of Walter Pater, vol. IX: Correspondence

Robert Seiler editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:5th Jan '23

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The Collected Works of Walter Pater, vol. IX: Correspondence cover

Correspondence is vol. ix in the ten-volume Collected Works of Walter Pater. Among Victorian writers, Pater (1839-1894) challenged academic and religious orthodoxies, defended 'the love of art for own sake', developed a new genre of prose fiction (the 'imaginary portrait'), set new standards for intermedial and cross-disciplinary criticism, and made 'style' the watchword for creativity and life. For the first time, all the known correspondence of Walter Pater has been assembled and fully annotated, including letters exchanged with his main publisher, the Macmillans, for more than two decades. Pertinent letters written after his death by his sisters Clara and Hester Pater are also included. The Correspondence provides a richer, much more complete overview of Pater's academic, professional, and personal lives and demonstrates how vigorously he participated in some of the most important literary and cultural networks of the Victorian era.

ISBN: 9780192848314

Dimensions: 222mm x 142mm x 34mm

Weight: 734g

528 pages