Author: PATER, WALTER.
Title: Marius the Epicurean. His Sensations and Ideas. (Two volumes).
Description: London: Macmillan and Co.Limited, 1911. "A historical and philosophical novel by Walter Pater (his only completed full-length fiction), written between 1881 and 1884, published in 1885 and set in 161–177 AD, in the Rome of the Antonines. It explores the intellectual development of its protagonist, a young Roman of integrity, in his pursuit of a congenial religion or philosophy at a time of change and uncertainty that Pater likened to his own era." (wiki). Vol.i. Pp.243, toning to endpapers. Vol.II.224, toning to endpapers. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, some rubbing to boards. G+.

Keywords: Walter Pater Marius Epicurean Sensations Ideas Historical Fiction Rome 47316 Fiction


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