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“To define beauty, not in the most abstract, but in the most concrete terms possible”
- Date
- 1873
Meaning of “To define beauty, not in the most abstract,…”
Pater begins aesthetic criticism by preferring close attention to particular works and experiences over a universal formula, making discrimination and concrete observation central to judgment.
Where does it come from?
The Renaissance, Preface; Project Gutenberg #2398, represented sixth-edition text. The phrase introduces Pater’s method of aesthetic criticism.
