Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 115 Pater, Walter 1839 1894 Pater, Walter Horatio Pater, Walter H. (Walter Horatio) Essays from 'The Guardian' Unaccented version in 7essg10.txt and 7essg10.zip, accented versions in 8essg10.txt and 8essg10.zip English literature -- Amiel's "Journal intime" -- Browning -- "Robert Elsmere" -- Their Majesties' servants -- Wordsworth -- Mr. Gosse's poems -- Ferdinand Fabre -- The "Contes" of M. Augustin Filon. Produced by Alfred J. Drake. HTML version by Al Haines. "Essays from 'The Guardian'" by Walter Horatio Pater is a collection of literary essays written during the late 19th century. This compilation presents Pater's reflections and critiques on notable works and authors, such as English literature, Henri-Frederic Amiel, and Robert Elsmere. The essays aim to explore and analyze various aspects of literary style, emotional resonance, and philosophical underpinnings in the context of prose and poetry. The opening of this text introduces the reader to Pater's thoughts on the nature of English prose and its distinction from poetry. He discusses the importance of clarity, precision, and directness in prose, as well as the unique beauty it can convey, contrasting it with the more chaotic influences of poetry. Pater refers to Mr. Saintsbury’s selections from English prose to illustrate his points while also positioning different literary periods and their influences on prose style. The beginning sets the stage for a nuanced exploration of literary characteristics and the evolution of prose in relation to poetry, showcasing Pater's incisive insights and his appreciation for the complexities of literary form. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 176909 174735 2024-10-02T10:57:41.115168 2023-10-02T09:32:35.639498 text/html text/html 170712 2020-12-27T16:53:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 66929 2020-12-27T16:53:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142461 2024-10-02T10:57:47.413165 application/epub+zip 143835 2024-10-02T10:57:44.155155 application/epub+zip 133257 2024-10-02T10:57:42.957173 application/epub+zip 276998 2024-10-02T10:57:49.852145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269636 2024-10-02T10:57:46.657134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227553 2022-09-02T12:49:31.471904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163355 163316 2024-10-02T10:57:40.705172 2023-10-02T09:32:35.355493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 163182 2020-12-27T16:53:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65427 2020-12-27T16:53:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163175 2020-12-27T16:53:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65359 2020-12-27T16:53:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21854 2024-10-02T10:57:49.987117 application/rdf+xml 13976 2024-10-02T10:57:43.515150 image/jpeg 3878 2024-10-02T10:57:43.236172 image/jpeg 139268 2024-10-02T10:57:41.133161 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia