The Survival of the Pagan Gods: The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art

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The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity - or so we have been taught to believe. This title 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.

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.

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Serie: Bollingen Series
Ondertitel: Bollingen Series
Formaat: Paperback / softback
Uitgever: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Auteur: Jean Seznec || Barbara F. Sessions, Princeton University Press, Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 9780691029887
Verschijningsdatum: 1953-01-21
Pagina's: 400
Afmetingen: 197 mm × 254 mm
Gewicht: 567 g
Land van herkomst: US