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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.

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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 "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

The Survival of the Pagan Gods

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    A Paperback / softback by Jean Seznec, Barbara F. Sessions

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 21/01/1953
      ISBN13: 9780691029887, 978-0691029887
      ISBN10: 0691029881
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      Description

      Book 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.

      Trade Review
      "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

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