The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne
Thomas Bulfinch (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, Bulfinch’s Mythology. "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.
Alberto Manguel is an internationally acclaimed
anthologist, translator, editor, and bestselling writer of several
award-winning books, including A Dictionary of Imaginary
Places and A History of Reading. He was born in Buenos
Aires, moved to Canada in 1982, and now lives in France, where he
has been named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.
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