The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance
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The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance (2002) is a book by Joscelyn Godwin. It explores Jean Seznec's work, how pagan deities captivated the Renaissance European imagination during the Renaissance, taking their place side-by-side with Christian symbols and doctrines.
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- "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 and music, and dramatic pageants were written about pagan themes; 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. "
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