Date of Award
5-1931
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Thomas P. Whelan
Second Advisor
William J. Grace
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to show the true worth of Walter Pater as a literary critic, to trace the elements which entered into his literary judgements, and to give an appreciation of his representative literary criticisms. In an attempt to criticize a man's critical work it would be foolhardy to say the least, to omit a discussion of the man's philosophy of life, especially of a man of Pater's peculiar and somewhat paradoxical temperament. I have therefore opened this study with an analysis of Pater's philosophy and followed it with a study of his style--assuming that his view of life and his conception of style play a very prominent part in determining the shape and contents of his writings.
Recommended Citation
Pichotta, Paul R., "Walter Pater as a Literary Critic" (1931). Bachelors’ Theses. 1359.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1359
Comments
A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Liberal Arts School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin