Pater, Walter:
Sebastian van Storck
With eight ill. in colour by Alastair and an introd. by P. G. Konody
London : Lane [e.a.], 1927. - 67 : Ill.
Other editions / translations: Zuerst/first in: Pater, Walter: Imaginary portraits. - London : Macmillan, 1910. - 153 pp.: 79-115
Literature type: Lyrics, Prose, Films, Arts
Language: English
Thematic areas: Biography, Literary or artistic representation
English commentary: Pater dramatizes part of the life of Benedict Spinoza and brings him in contact with the story's hero, Sebastian, with whom he has much in common. Indeed at several points Sebastian's manuscript journal contains speculations that depend very obviously upon Spinoza's thought.
Cf.: The sources for Pater's Spinoza in 'Sebastian van Storck'. - In: Notes and Queries 223 (1978): 318-320URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4038/4038-h/4038-h.htm
Link to this page: http://spinoza.hab.de/detail.php?id=16521&LANG=EN
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