The Survival of the Pagan Gods [La survivance des dieux antiques]. The Mythological Tradition and its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art by Seznec, Jean, 1905-1983

[NY] Pantheon [1953]. Hard Cover. xvi, 376 p., illus.; 27 cm. Bollingen series 38. "Originally published... as La survivance des dieux antiques... The present edition has been revised by the author." Translated from the French by Barbara F. Sessions. "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 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." Bibliography, pp. 327-345. Vg / dust jacket frayed. Stock#43048.