{"product_id":"the-survival-of-the-pagan-gods-jean-seznec","title":"The Survival of the Pagan Gods - Jean Seznec","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Survival of the Pagan Gods: The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jean Seznec\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barbara F. Sessions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper \u0026amp; Row, Harper Torchbooks \/ The Bollingen Library\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1940 in French; first English edition 1953\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Harper Torchbook edition, 1961\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e No ISBN stated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Myth, Folklore \u0026amp; Legend; Art, Image \u0026amp; Symbol; History, Politics \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second-hand. Acceptable ex-library reading copy with substantial rubbing, creasing and edge wear to the covers and spine, library stamps and handwritten markings to the title page, tape and adhesive residue to the front endpapers, staining and old tape marks, and age-toning throughout. The binding remains intact and the illustrated text is complete from what can be seen. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Seznec’s influential study traces the survival and transformation of classical gods through the Middle Ages and into Renaissance art, literature and humanist thought. Rather than disappearing with the rise of Christianity, the figures of ancient mythology continued in altered forms, symbols and allegories before re-emerging in the work of artists and writers such as Botticelli, Raphael, Ronsard and Ben Jonson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout, this scholarly classic is particularly relevant to readers interested in mythology, paganism, iconography, Renaissance studies and the transmission of ancient ideas through Western art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jean Seznec was a French historian of art and literature whose work focused on the survival of classical traditions in European culture. He taught at Harvard University and later held the Marshal Foch Professorship of French Literature at the University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper \u0026 Row","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604452315359,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_3344.jpg?v=1785851101","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/the-survival-of-the-pagan-gods-jean-seznec","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}