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Victorian ยท Art criticism

The Renaissance

by Walter Pater. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Walter Pater, centered on beauty, experience, Renaissance; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

Date
1873
Origin
England
Era
Victorian
Genre
Art criticism
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

BeautyExperienceRenaissance

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Walter Pater, centered on beauty, experience, Renaissance; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.