Greek Studies: a Series of Essays   By: Walter Pater (1839-1894)

By WALTER HORATIO PATER

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GREEK STUDIES: A SERIES OF ESSAYS WALTER HORATIO PATER

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CONTENTS

GREEK STUDIES: A SERIES OF ESSAYS

WALTER PATER

London: Macmillan, 1910. (The Library Edition.)

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Preface by Charles Shadwell

A Study of Dionysus: The Spiritual Form of Fire and Dew: 9 52

The Bacchanals of Euripides: 53 80

The Myth of Demeter and Persephone I. 81 112

The Myth of Demeter and Persephone II. 113 151

Hippolytus Veiled: A Study from Euripides: 152 186

The Beginnings of Greek Sculpture I. The Heroic Age of Greek Art: 187 223

The Beginnings of Greek Sculpture II. The Age of Graven Images: 224 250

The Marbles of Aegina: 251 268

The Age of Athletic Prizemen: A Chapter in Greek Art: 269 end

PREFACE BY CHARLES L. SHADWELL

[1] THE present volume consists of a collection of essays by the late Mr. Pater, all of which have already been given to the public in various Magazines; and it is owing to the kindness of the several proprietors of those Magazines that they can now be brought together in a collected shape. It will, it is believed, be felt, that their value is considerably enhanced by their appearance in a single volume, where they can throw light upon one another, and exhibit by their connexion a more complete view of the scope and purpose of Mr. Pater in dealing with the art and literature of the ancient world.