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

by Jean Seznec

Book Overview

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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691017832
• ISBN13: 9780691017839
• Release Date: May 1972
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.8" x 9.3"