{"product_id":"bulfinchs-mythology-the-age-of-fable-the-legends-of-charlemagne-the-age-of-chivalry-9780440308454","title":"Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, the Legends of Charlemagne, the Age of Chivalry","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor almost 150 years, \u003ci\u003eBulfinch's Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e has been the text by which the great tales from classical antiquity, the Norse and Asian traditions, and the age of chivalry have been known. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are lively versions of the myths of Zeus, Hera, and their cohorts on Mt. Olympus; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the tales of the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; the adventures of King Arthur and his knights; and the sagas of Beowulf and Robin Hood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Thomas Bulfinch himself wrote, \"Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.\" With stories that are eminently readable, \u003ci\u003e Bulfinch's Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e gives us just that knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16158876\"\u003eThomas Bulfinch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/1959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.78h x 4.24w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440308454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0440308453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC011000\"\u003eFolklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT022000\"\u003eFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Bulfinch \u003c\/b\u003e(1796-1867) was an American writer, Latinist, and banker who wrote and collected the first popular English-language retellings of Greek, Roman, Eastern, Scandinavian, Arthurian, and medieval myths in his famous three-volume compilation, \u003ci\u003eBulfinch's Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\"Without a knowledge of mythology,\" he wrote, \"much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood or appreciated.\" He added: \"We trust our young readers will find it a source of entertainment,\" and his trust seems to have been justified, judging from the many generations who have found his books an enthralling and loving introduction to the worlds of classical and medieval myth and legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48107762811117,"sku":"9780440308454","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_37a5cf32-6be5-43f0-9ee6-8a74d58fbb60.jpg?v=1754415913","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/bulfinchs-mythology-the-age-of-fable-the-legends-of-charlemagne-the-age-of-chivalry-9780440308454","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}