Marius the Epicurean

Author(s)

• Pater, Walter
• Levey, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Marius the Epicurean

Walter Pater ; edited with an introduction and notes by Michael Levey

（Penguin classics）

Penguin, 1985

• pbk.

Note

First published 1885

Bibliography: p. [28]

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An imaginary historical portrait in which Marius is offered as a kind of self-portrait of Pater transferred to the Rome of Marcus Aurelius. Marius speculates on various views of art and life. The love of art for art's sake is advocated, as is the moral obligation to lead a good and ordered life.

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Details

• NCID: BA1859582X
• ISBN:
  • 0140432361
• LCCN: 86207421
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 314 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR5134
  • DC19 : 823/.8
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646