"The great English prose work has been written and perfectly
written and you and I would do well to lay down our pens. . . . I
believe that the worst page of prose Pater wrote is better than the
best that anybody else ever wrote." - George Moore
Set in the second century A.D. against the backdrop of a Roman
Empire on the verge of decline, "Marius the Epicurean" is the story
of the philosophical and spiritual development of Marius, a young
Italian serving as amanuensis to the great emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Marius explores the various systems of philosophy in search of an
elusive vision of love, moving from Epicureanism to Cyrenaicism and
finally Stoicism before finally finding what he had sought in the
terrible beauty of Christian martyrdom.
"Marius the Epicurean" is the rare novel that is as significant
for its style as for its plot. Told in Pater's uniquely exquisite
and poetic prose, "Marius" became a profound influence on writers
of the Aesthetic and Decadent movements of the late Victorian era,
including Pater's former student, Oscar Wilde. It is also an
important forerunner of the psychological novels of Joyce, Woolf,
James, and Conrad, all of whom absorbed into their fictional
techniques Pater's emphasis on the rendering of impressions and his
presentation of character and point of view.
This new edition, the first in over two decades, is based on the
first edition of 1885 and features a new introduction and notes by
Pater specialist Gerald Monsman. Also included is a generous
selection of supplementary materials, such as contemporary reviews
and excerpts from Pater's manuscripts, some of which are published
here for the first time.
General
Imprint: |
Valancourt Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2007 |
First published: |
December 2007 |
Authors: |
Walter Pater
|
Editors: |
Gerald Monsman
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
364 |
Edition: |
Valancourt Book |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-934555-28-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
LSN: |
1-934555-28-2 |
Barcode: |
9781934555286 |
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