The Age of Fable
Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867
The Age of Fable - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulfinch%27s_Mythology Release date is 2004-01-01
Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"The Age of Fable" by Thomas Bulfinch is a collection of mythological tales published in 1855. This groundbreaking work retold Greek and Roman myths for English-speaking readers who lacked classical language training. Bulfinch combined ancient stories with quotations from contemporary poets, creating a bridge between classical learning and modern literature. His accessible prose invited middle-class readers into worlds of gods, heroes, and legendary adventures, making classical mythology comprehensible without requiring knowledge of Latin or Greek. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Mythology
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The Age of Fable - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulfinch%27s_Mythology Release date is 2004-01-01
Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"The Age of Fable" by Thomas Bulfinch is a collection of mythological tales published in 1855. This groundbreaking work retold Greek and Roman myths for English-speaking readers who lacked classical language training. Bulfinch combined ancient stories with quotations from contemporary poets, creating a bridge between classical learning and modern literature. His accessible prose invited middle-class readers into worlds of gods, heroes, and legendary adventures, making classical mythology comprehensible without requiring knowledge of Latin or Greek. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Mythology
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