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.
| ISBN: | 9780691029887 |
| Publication date: | 25th April 1995 |
| Author: | Jean Seznec |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 376 pages |
| Series: | Mythos |
| Genres: |
Religion: general Archaeology |