Thomas Bulfinch

Thomas Bulfinch was an 18th-century amateur historian who researched and cross-referenced ancient myths and legends with literature and art. For almost a century and a half, BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY has been the text by which these great tales of gods, goddesses, and heroes have been known. Often used as a text by students, the book is an indispensable guide to cultural values of the past.

Bulfinch's Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology is a classic retelling of the great myths and legends, from ancient Greece and Rome to the time of Charlemagne. The second volume, reprinted here, focuses on Arthurian legends, and covers such notables as Sir Gawain, Launcelot, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Tristan and Isolde, Robin Hood, and much more.

The Age of Chivalry

Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology

Altares ruíram e templos se perderam nas areias do tempo, mas as religiões da Grécia e da Roma Antigas nunca despareceram por completo. Seu legado de mitos e heróis continua presente até hoje, e é o pilar da cultura ocidental. As histórias passadas de geração a geração há milênios, que hoje são peças-chave das mais populares e consagradas obras de diversas formas de arte estão reunidas aqui, sob as bênçãos de Zeus. As mais cativantes narrativas que a mente humana já criou transportam o leitor para terras onde fatos incríveis acontecem - onde belas ninfas e corajosos heróis veem seus destinos nas mãos de caprichosos deuses e criaturas fantásticas ganham vida.

Histórias de deuses e heróis

O livro de ouro da mitologia

As religiões da Grécia e da Roma Antiga desapareceram. Mas o legado de seus mitos e heróis continua presente até nossos dias. O leitor vai encontrar neste livro as mais encantadoras histórias que a fantasia humana jamais criou, assim como adquirir conhecimentos indispensáveis a sua formação cultural. O livro revela as idéias sobre a estrutura do universo, aceita pelos gregos que passaram para os romanos que, por sua vez, disseminaram entre outros povos através de sua ciência e de sua religião.

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Retells Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, identifies their heroes and deities, and discusses the philosophical background of each culture.

The Age of Fable

Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology (Laurel Classic)

Bulfinch's Mythology, illustrated.

For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity, Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths, and the age of chivalry have been known. The forerunner of such interpreters as Edith Hamilton and Robert Graves, Thomas Bulfinch wanted to make these stories available to the general reader. A series of private notes to himself grew into one of the single most useful and concise guides to literature and mythology. The stories are divided into three sections: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes (first published in 1855); The Age of Chivalry (1858), which contains King Arthur and His Knights, The Mabinogeon, and The Knights of English History; and The Legends of Charlemagne or The Romance of the Middle Ages (1863). For the Greek myths, Bulfinch drew on Ovid and Virgil, and for the sagas of the north, from Mallet's Northern Antiquities. provides lively versions of the myths of Zeus and Hera, Venus and Adonis, Daphne and Apollo, and their cohorts on Mount Olympus; the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; and the tales of Beowulf and Robin Hood.

Includes The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry & Legends of Charlemagne

Bulfinch Mitolojileri

Bulfinch's Mythology - The Age of Fable

Classical tales of gods, goddesses, and mortals are presented together with paintings and works of sculpture demonstrating artistic interpretations of these myths throughout history

Myths of Greece and Rome

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Age of Chivalry and Legends of Charlemagne

Giles Greenfield

Young readers will relish the adventure and magic that fill these legendary tales, retold for readers ages 4 through 8. This exquisite illustrated hardcover contains ten of the most beloved Greek and Roman myths, including The Trojan War, Ulysses, King Midas, Orpheus and Euridice; Medusa, Pegasus, and the Chimera; Hercules, Daedalus, and Icarus; Cupid and Psyche, Baucis and Philemon, and Atalanta. Each story is illustrated with an evocative full-color plate and additional spot art.

The Classic Treasury of Bulfinch's Mythology

Thomas Bulfinch was an American banker and Latin scholar. Bulfinch’s Mythology is a posthumous compilation of three volumes published by Bulfinch during his lifetime which were intended to introduce the general reader to the myths and legends of Western Civilization by presenting them in simple prose with occasional commentary by the author. Bulfinch also includes many quotations showing how these stories have been handled by poets and playwrights of later years. The three original volumes are The Age of Fable (1855), dealing largely with Greek and Roman mythology but also touching on the mythology of other cultures such as the Indian, Egyptian and Norse myths; The Age of Chivalry (1858), dealing with Arthurian legend, the Holy Grail and the Mabinogeon; and Legends of Charlemagne (1863), dealing with the fantastical legends surrounding Charlemagne and his “paladins” such as Orlando, Oliver and Rogero. The combined volume entitled Bulfinch’s Mythology quickly became very popular, and by some accounts it is one of the most popular books ever published in the United States. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Bulfinch’s Mythology

The Golden Age

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The myths and legends of the ancient world are vividly told here by master storytellers of the 19th century Thomas Bulfinch and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Legendary figures such as Ulysses and Theseus set off on fantastical adventures, the retelling of which here leads to allegorical tales of universal appeal. Discover stories of powerful women such as the witch Circe who turned the comrades of Eurylochus into swine. Find out how Prosperina's mother almost laid waste to the entire Earth in her quest to rescue her daughter from Hades. With full colour, rarely seen, enchanting paintings throughout, the imagination of the reader will be fired up.

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