Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance by Joscelyn Godwin - Available

The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance

by Joscelyn Godwin
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample

The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance recounts the almost untold story of how the rediscovery of the pagan, mythological imagination during the Renaissance brought a profound transformation to European culture. This highly illustrated book, available for the first time in paperback, shows that the pagan imagination existed side-by-side—often uneasily—with the official symbols, doctrines, and art of the Church. Godwin carefully documents how pagan themes and gods enhanced both public and private life. Palaces and villas were decorated with mythological images/ stories, music, and dramatic pageants were written about pagan themes/ and landscapes were designed to transform the soul. This was a time of great social and cultural change, when the pagan idea represented nostalgia for a classical world untroubled by the idea of sin and in no need of redemption. A stunning book with hundreds of photos that bring alive this period with all its rich conflict between Christianity and classicism. 

Expand title description text
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser

Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 15, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781609259150
  • Release date: March 15, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781609259150
  • File size: 32912 KB
  • Release date: March 15, 2013

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History New Age Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction

Languages

English

The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance recounts the almost untold story of how the rediscovery of the pagan, mythological imagination during the Renaissance brought a profound transformation to European culture. This highly illustrated book, available for the first time in paperback, shows that the pagan imagination existed side-by-side—often uneasily—with the official symbols, doctrines, and art of the Church. Godwin carefully documents how pagan themes and gods enhanced both public and private life. Palaces and villas were decorated with mythological images/ stories, music, and dramatic pageants were written about pagan themes/ and landscapes were designed to transform the soul. This was a time of great social and cultural change, when the pagan idea represented nostalgia for a classical world untroubled by the idea of sin and in no need of redemption. A stunning book with hundreds of photos that bring alive this period with all its rich conflict between Christianity and classicism. 

Expand title description text
History New Age Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction