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Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867.
Subjects
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances.
Mythology, Classical.
Mythology.
Romances, English.
Folklore -- Europe.
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Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867.
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances.
Mythology, Classical.
Mythology.
Romances, English.
Folklore -- Europe.
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Bulfinch
's
mythology
: The
age
of fable, The
age
of
chivalry
and Legends of Charlemagne / Thomas
Bulfinch
.
by
Bulfinch
, Thomas, 1796-1867.
Modern Library, 1993.
Call #:
292.13 B933b 1993
Subjects
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances.
Mythology
, Classical.
Mythology
.
Romances, English.
Folklore -- Europe.
ISBN:
9780679600466 (hc.)
Alternate title:
The
age
of fable :
Bulfinch
's
mythology
.
The
age
of
chivalry
:
Bulfinch
's
mythology
.
Legends of Charlemagne :
Bulfinch
's
mythology
.
Edition:
Modern Library ed.
Description:
862 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
The three works, popularly known as
Bulfinch
's
mythology
, were originally written and published separately.
Includes index.
Contents:
The
age
of fable -- The
age
of
chivalry
-- Legends of Charlemagne.
Summary:
For almost a century and a half,
Bulfinch
's
Mythology
has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity; Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths; and the
age
of
chivalry
have been known. The stories are divided into three sections: The
Age
of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes (first published in 1855); The
Age
of
Chivalry
(1858), which contains King Arthur and His Knights, The Mabinogeon, and The Knights of English History; and Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages (1863). For the Greek myths,
Bulfinch
drew on Ovid and Virgil, and for the sagas of the north, from Mallet'
s
Northern Antiquities. He provides lively versions of the myths of Zeus and Hera, Venus and Adonis, Daphne and Apollo, and their cohorts on Mount Olympus; the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; and the tales of Beowulf and Robin Hood. The tales are eminently readable. As
Bulfinch
wrote, "Without a knowledge of
mythology
much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. Our book is an attempt to solve this problem, by telling the stories of
mythology
in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement." Thomas
Bulfinch
, in his day job, was a clerk in the Merchant'
s
Bank of Boston, an undemanding position that afforded him ample leisure time in which to pursue his other interests. In addition to serving as secretary of the Boston Society of Natural History, he thoroughly researched the myths and legends and copiously cross-referenced them with literature and art. As such, the myths are an indispensable guide to the cultural values of the nineteenth century; however, it is the vigor of the stories themselves that returns generation after generation to
Bulfinch
. Thomas
Bulfinch
(1796 - 1867) was an American writer born in Newton, Massachusetts.
Bulfinch
supported himself through his position at the Merchants' Bank of Boston.
Bulfinch
is best known as the author of
Bulfinch
's
Mythology
, an 1881 compilation of his three previous works.
Bulfinch
's
Mythology
is a classic work of popularized
mythology
, the standard for over a century.
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