ENGB45H3 Lecture 20: 11.0 “The Renaissance” _ Fin de Sìècle
Document Summary
Walter pater born and died during victorian era. Responds to the influence of ruskin, but pater wanted to take away art as detached from moral/ethical need. Directly influenced oscar wilde; retools pater"s ideas. The influences, connections, echoes; connects to a lot of ideas that stretched through and beyond the victoiran period. There is a connectivity that is powerful; point is that the ideas permeate and catch hold in many places. Concerned with how we can be present always at the focus of vital energy; The self is not static; we are moving and changing. The idea of what we have now before death. Kind of advocates hedonism because it encourages you to do what you want before you die. Fought with the idea if we"re still concerned with morality. Awareness of our place/moment and the anxiety of change. Never assume what is obvious to you will be obvious to your reader. explain and support .
