The Survival of the Pagan Gods: The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art - Paperback
by Jean Seznec
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jean Seznec, Barbara F. Sessions (Translator)Series:BollingenPublish date:1953-01-21Pages:392
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691029887ISBN-10:691029881UPC:9780691029887Book Category:Religion, Philosophy, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Antiquities & Archaeology, History & SurveysBook Topic:RenaissanceSize:9.44 x 6.48 x 0.99 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC6703S9VS
The Survival of the Pagan Gods: The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art
The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity--or so we have been taught to believe. But how are we to account for their tremendous popularity during the Renaissance? This illustrated book, now reprinted in a new, larger paperback format, offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching...
Series: Bollingen
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691029887ISBN-10:691029881UPC:9780691029887Book Category:Religion, Philosophy, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Antiquities & Archaeology, History & SurveysBook Topic:RenaissanceSize:9.44 x 6.48 x 0.99 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC6703S9VS
Jean Seznec was for many years a member of the faculty at Harvard University, and up until his death in 1983 he taught at All Souls College, Oxford, England.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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