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The Survival of the Pagan Gods the Mythological Tradition by Jean Seznec
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “almost like new”
- Features
- Illustrated
- Subject
- Mythology
- ISBN
- 9780691029887
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691029881
ISBN-13
9780691029887
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1112621
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Publication Name
Survival of the Pagan Gods : The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art
Language
English
Publication Year
1953
Subject
Folklore & Mythology, Antiquities & Archaeology, Subjects & Themes / Religious, History / Renaissance
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Religion, Social Science
Series
Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
TitleLeading
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"Such a synthesis has never been attempted before, and the author . . . has performed this much-needed service with exceptional distinction and clarity of purpose."-- Art Digest, "Such a synthesis has never been attempted before, and the author . . . has performed this much-needed service with exceptional distinction and clarity of purpose." -- Art Digest, Such a synthesis has never been attempted before, and the author . . . has performed this much-needed service with exceptional distinction and clarity of purpose. -- Art Digest, Here is a book . . . that tells us what became of the gods after the fall of Rome, in what strange disguises they lived on, and how they emerged in the Quattrocento with odd attributes and symbols the ancients never knew. . . . It is a formidable task, demanding vast learning in many fields; and it is brilliantly performed. -- The Times Literary Supplement, Such a synthesis has never been attempted before, and the author . . . has performed this much-needed service with exceptional distinction and clarity of purpose., "Here is a book . . . that tells us what became of the gods after the fall of Rome, in what strange disguises they lived on, and how they emerged in the Quattrocento with odd attributes and symbols the ancients never knew. . . . It is a formidable task, demanding vast learning in many fields; and it is brilliantly performed." -- The Times Literary Supplement, "Here is a book . . . that tells us what became of the gods after the fall of Rome, in what strange disguises they lived on, and how they emerged in the Quattrocento with odd attributes and symbols the ancients never knew. . . . It is a formidable task, demanding vast learning in many fields; and it is brilliantly performed."-- The Times Literary Supplement, Here is a book . . . that tells us what became of the gods after the fall of Rome, in what strange disguises they lived on, and how they emerged in theQuattrocentowith odd attributes and symbols the ancients never knew. . . . It is a formidable task, demanding vast learning in many fields; and it is brilliantly performed. -- The Times Literary Supplement, Here is a book . . . that tells us what became of the gods after the fall of Rome, in what strange disguises they lived on, and how they emerged in the Quattrocento with odd attributes and symbols the ancients never knew. . . . It is a formidable task, demanding vast learning in many fields; and it is brilliantly performed.
Series Volume Number
4
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
292.13
Synopsis
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.
LC Classification Number
BR135
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