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 | Marius the Epicurean (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Walter Pater, Michael Levey (Editor), Contributor-Michael Levey Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1986 ISBN-10: 0-14-043236-1 / 0140432361 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043236-7 / 9780140432367 An imaginary historical portrait in which Marius is offered as a kind of self-portrait of Pater transferred to the Rome of Marcus Aurelius. Marius speculates on various views of art and life. The love of art for art's sake is advocated, as is the moral obligation to lead a good and ordered life. | |