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 role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life.

Author: Jean Seznec
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 01/21/1953
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.48w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780691029887

About the Author
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.