What did Pater's work inspire?
Aestheticism
Realism
Naturalism
Surrealism
Answer
Aestheticism, a late 19th-century movement emphasizing beauty and sensory experience, was significantly influenced by Walter Pater's writings. Pater's "Studies in the History of the Renaissance" (1873) and "Marius the Epicurean" (1885) promoted the idea of "art for art's sake," arguing that beauty should be pursued for its own intrinsic value rather than for moral or didactic purposes.
Probing Pater: Delve into the Mind of the Aesthetic Sage
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