Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1131455436 ISBN 13: 9781131455433

Publisher: International Collectors Library, 1968

Synopsis

If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to en- large our possessions or to rise our station in society, then mythologyhas no claim to the appellation...

About this title

From the Back Cover:

First published in 1855, Bulfinch's Mythology has introduced generations of readers to the great myths of Greece and Rome, as well as time-honored legends of Norse mythology, medieval, and chivalric tales, Oriental fables, and more. Readers have long admired Bulfinch's versions for the skill with which he wove various versions of a tale into a coherent whole, the vigor of his storytelling, and his abundant cross-references to poetry and painting, demonstrating the relationship of literature and art.
Now The Age of Fable, the first section of the Mythology, is available in this inexpensive, highly readable edition. Drawing on the works of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and other classical authors, as well as an immense trove of stories about the Norse gods and heroes, The Age of Fable offers lively retellings of the myths of the Greek and Roman gods: Venus and Adonis, Jupiter and Juno, Daphne and Apollo, and many others.

About the Author:

Thomas Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 – May 27, 1867) was an American writer, born in Newton, Massachusetts. Bulfinch belonged to a well educated Bostonian merchant family of modest means. His father was Charles Bulfinch, the architect of the Massachusetts State House in Boston and parts of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. Bulfinch supported himself through his position at the Merchants' Bank of Boston.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Collectors Library
• Publication date: 1968
• ISBN 10: 1131455436
• ISBN 13: 9781131455433
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 383
• Illustrator: Joseph Papin