The Gods Made Flesh: Metamorphosis and the Pursuit of Paganism

By Leonard Barkan

Book Overview

Pagan myths of metamorphosis were an essential point of origin for artistic inspiration from antiquity through the Renaissance. As the beliefs implicit in metamorphosis come to be identified with paganism, the heritage of these myths becomes the heritage of antiquity itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300047428
• ISBN13: 9780300047424
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"