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Loading... Bulfinch's Mythology: Including The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry and Legends of Charlemagne (original 1881; edition 1979)by Thomas Bulfinch
Work InformationBulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch (1881)
![]() No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() Actual Rating: 3.75/5 stars Review Gosh, I loved reading these stories. They were fascinating and attention grabbing (and attention keeping). However, I do feel like this book could have been organized a bit better. Reason 1: despite a few rereads of the introductions for each section (of which, there were 3 due to 3 sections), it was occasionally hard to see how some of the stories fit under the section that they were placed under. Reason 2: Some of the stories were broken down into 2 parts (and in 2 cases, into 3 parts), and their corresponding chapters read like “Arthur” and “Arthur (Continued).” While combining these may have added to a chapter’s length, I feel like it would have been better to combine the chapters like these and make subheadings to differentiate sections when necessary. I’m actually giving it a 3.75 star rating because I felt like couldn’t give it a full 4 of 5 stars, and 3 stars felt too low. I did really enjoy this overall, and I do recommend it as a read. no reviews | add a review
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First published in three separate volumes from 1855 to 1863, Bulfinch's Mythology quickly became the standard source of classic tales from ancient Greece and Rome, the Norse tradition, and beyond. This edition contains the full text of The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes, the first volume of Bulfinch's seminal work. From stories of the Greek gods of Mt. Olympus to retellings of the Iliad and the Odyssey, from descriptions of mythological monsters to tales of Hindu and Egyptian deities, Bulfinch's versions of these classic stories bring their characters to life. Throughout the text, Bulfinch includes examples of literary interpretations of and allusions to the various stories and points out proverbial expressions that have their origins in the mythology he relates, making this a vital reference for students of literature as well as a delightfully vibrant collection of the stories that form our cultural heritage. No library descriptions found.
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