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JEAN SEZNEC - The Survival of the Pagan Gods. The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art

Title: The Survival of the Pagan Gods. The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art
Description: Bollingen, 1981. Paperback. Pp: 376. 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 role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life. ISBN: 9780691029887. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

Keywords: 9780691029887

Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 173615

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