The Survival of the Pagan Gods - The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art (Paperback, Revised)

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 a multifaceted look at the far-reaching role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life. After a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, Jean Seznec traces the fate of the gods from Botticelli and Raphael to their function and appearance in Ronsard's verses and Ben Jonson's masques.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Bollingen Series
Release date:	1953
First published:	1953
Authors:	Jean Seznec
Translators:	Barbara F. Sessions
Dimensions:	254 x 197 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	392
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-02988-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Humanist & secular alternatives to religion > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Humanist & secular alternatives to religion > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-691-02988-1
Barcode:	9780691029887

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