Bulfinch'S Mythology: The Classic Introduction to Myth and Legend-Complete and Unabridged

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Thomas Bulfinch collected and interpreted the legends of the world for everyday people, so that those who lacked extensive schooling could still understand the mythological allusions that fill classic and contemporary literature. BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY began as three separate volumes in the 1850s and '60s. Bulfinch published "The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes" in 1855 and then moved on to publish two more collections: "The Age of Chivalry, or the Legends of King Arthur" in 1858 and "Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages" in 1863. When Bulfinch died in 1867, the three volumes were combined and retitled BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY and reprinted in 1881. It has remained one of the most trusted English-language interpretations of Greek and Roman mythology, Arthurian legend and mediaeval romance ever since. Our Cornerstone Edition of BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY offers readers an easily portable, complete collection of all three volumes - the only such edition of this beloved anthology currently available.

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"One of the most popular books ever published in the United States and the standard work on classical mythology for nearly a century"
Carl J. Richard, The Battle for the American Mind

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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.