What is Theme of Pater's "The Renaissance"?
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Theme of Walter Pater's "The Renaissance" is the intense inner life of the individual. Pater argues that the Renaissance was a period of great cultural and intellectual change, during which people began to explore their own thoughts and feelings more deeply. This led to a new emphasis on the individual, and to a greater appreciation of the beauty and complexity of the human experience.
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