Quote from: Beauty Topic

Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been well done in art or poetry, to discriminate between what is more and what is less excellent in them, or to use words like beauty, excellence, art, poetry, with a more precise meaning than they would otherwise have.


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Author Bio


  • NameWalter Pater
  • DescriptionEssayist,art and literature critic, fiction writer
  • BornAugust 4, 1839
  • DiedJuly 30, 1894
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionArt Historian; Writer; Novelist
  • WorksMarius The Epicurean