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100 1 _aBulfinch, Thomas,
_d1796-1867
245 1 0 _aBulfinch's Mythology
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulfinch%27s_Mythology
500 _aRelease date is 2004-01-01
505 0 _aThe age of fable -- The age of chivalry -- Legends of Charlemagne.
508 _aRobert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Bulfinch's Mythology" by Thomas Bulfinch is a collection published in 1867 that retells myths and legends for general readers. Drawing primarily from Greek and Roman mythology, Arthurian tales, and medieval romances, Bulfinch rewrote classical stories in accessible prose, removing explicit content while adding quotations from contemporary poets. His innovative approach connected ancient mythology to nineteenth-century literature, helping English-speaking audiences without classical language training understand the countless mythological references in their culture. The work became America's standard mythology text for nearly a century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMythology
653 _aFolklore -- Europe
653 _aCharlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances -- Adaptations
653 _aRomances
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4928
999 _c46970
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