Walter Pater

Quotes

• “Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass.”

• “To know when one's self is interested, is the first condition of interesting other people.”

• “We need some imaginative stimulus, some not impossible ideal such as may shape vague hope, and transform it into effective desire, to carry us year after year, without disgust, through the routine-work which is so large a part of life.”

• “A book, like a person, has its fortunes with one; is lucky or unlucky in the precise moment of its falling in our way, and often by some happy accident counts with us for something more than its independent value.”

Books by Walter Pater in order

Books by Walter Pater in the order they were published, from Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873) to Uncollected Essays (2022).

1. 1Studies in the History of the RenaissanceStudies in the History of the Renaissance1873
2. 2The Renaissance;The Renaissance;1873
3. 3Marius the EpicureanMarius the Epicurean1885
4. 4Imaginary PortraitsImaginary Portraits1887
5. 5AppreciationsAppreciations1889
6. 6Plato and PlatonismPlato and Platonism1893
7. 7An Imaginary PortraitAn Imaginary Portrait1894
8. 8Greek StudiesGreek Studies1894
9. 9Miscellaneous StudiesMiscellaneous Studies1895
10. 10Essays from 'the Guardian, ' by Walter PaterEssays from 'the Guardian, ' by Walter Pater1896
11. 11Gaston De LatourGaston De Latour1896
12. 12The Works of Walter PaterThe Works of Walter Pater1900
13. 13The Church in Cecilia's HouseThe Church in Cecilia's House1903
14. 14[Work][Work]1910
15. 15The Chant of the Celestial SailorsThe Chant of the Celestial Sailors1928
16. 16Walter Pater Selected WorksWalter Pater Selected Works1948
17. 17Essays on Literature & ArtEssays on Literature & Art1973
18. 18Walter Pater, Three Major TextsWalter Pater, Three Major Texts1986
19. 19ColeridgeColeridge2004
20. 20Giordano Bruno, and Aesthetic PoetryGiordano Bruno, and Aesthetic Poetry2007
21. 21Works of Walter Horatio PaterWorks of Walter Horatio Pater2010
22. 22Works of Walter Pater : Volume 4, Imaginary Portraits and GaWorks of Walter Pater : Volume 4, Imaginary Portraits and Gaston De Latour2012
23. 23Selected EssaysSelected Essays2018
24. 24Uncollected EssaysUncollected Essays2022