Style

By Walter Pater

Book Overview

""Style"" is a book written by Walter Horatio Pater, a British essayist and literary critic. The book explores the concept of style in literature and art, examining how artists and writers use language and form to create meaning and convey emotion. Pater argues that style is not just a matter of aesthetics, but is also intimately connected to the ideas and values of the artist or writer. He also explores the role of style in different genres, from poetry and prose to visual art and music. Throughout the book, Pater draws on examples from a wide range of artists and writers, including Shakespeare, Goethe, and Michelangelo, to illustrate his points. ""Style"" is a seminal work in the field of literary criticism and remains a valuable resource for anyone interested in the study of art and literature.And what applies to figure or flower must be understood of all other accidental or removable ornaments of writing whatever; and not of specific ornament only, but of all that latent colour and imagery which language as such carries in it. A lover of words for their own sake, to whom nothing about them is unimportant, a minute and constant observer of their physiognomy, he will be on the alert not only for obviously mixed metaphors of course, but for the metaphor that is mixed in all our speech, though a rapid use may involve no cognition of it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162686081
• ISBN13: 9781162686080
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"