Pater and the Lacedaemonian Ideal

In his neglected essay ‘Lacedaemon’, Pater offers an account of ancient Sparta which draws parallels between the training of Sparta youth and the nineteenth century public schools. The piece epitomises the subtlety of Pater’s prose technique and his handling of ideas. While sympathising with, and ev...

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Main Author: John Coates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2005-12-01
Series:Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cve/14080
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