Greek studies : a series of essays / by Walter Pater ; prepared for the press by Charles L. Shadwell
1895, First Edition. London ; New York : Macmillan. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Foxing to prelims. Somepages uncut. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #446680
Physical description; xi, 315 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 21 cm. Contents; A study of Dionysus: the spiritual form of fire and dew -- The bacchanals of Euripides -- The myth of Demeter and Persephone -- Hippolytus veiled: a study from Euripides -- The beginnings of Greek sculpture -- The marbles of Aegina -- The age of athletic prizemen: a chapter in Greek art. Subjects; Art, Greek. Mythology, Greek. Greek drama History and criticism. Greek drama. Greek (language). Mythology, Greek, in literature. Greek literature History and criticism.
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