Bulfinch's Mythology
The Age of Fable, The Legends of Charlemagne, The Age of Chivalry
$19.98
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 November 1988
Summary
For almost 150 years, Bulfinch’s Mythology has been the text by which the great tales from classical antiquity, the Norse and Asian traditions, and the age of chivalry have been known. Here are lively versions of the myths of Zeus, Hera, and their cohorts on Mt. Olympus; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the tales of the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; the adventures of King Arthur and his knights; and the sagas of Beowulf and Robin Hood.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440308454 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0440308453 |
| Author: | Thomas Bulfinch |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1988 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 107mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Laurel Classic |
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About The Author
Thomas Bulfinch
Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) was an American writer, Latinist, and banker who wrote and collected the first popular English-language retellings of Greek, Roman, Eastern, Scandinavian, Arthurian, and medieval myths in his famous three-volume compilation, Bulfinch’s Mythology. “Without a knowledge of mythology,” he wrote, “much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood or appreciated.” He added, “We trust our young readers will find it a source of entertainment,” and his trust seems to have been justified, judging from the many generations who have found his books an enthralling and loving introduction to the worlds of classical and medieval myth and legend.
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