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The Age of Chivalry (Dodo Press)

Name: The Age of Chivalry (Dodo Press)
Author: Bulfinch, Thomas
ISBN: 9781409923916

by Bulfinch, Thomas

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Overview

Here are the world s most-loved stories, in a dynamic visual tour de force for today s readers. Each timeless myth is superbly presented in story form and enhanced with original art work by world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli. Though Bulfinch s has been heralded for more than a century, it has never been published in so beautiful and accessible a format. Evocative four-color illustrations, many full-page, bring to life key events and characters of these universal tales and sagas from the Greek and Roman pantheon of gods to the heroes of the Crusades, from the exploits of Robin Hood to the feats of Richard the Lionheart. As enjoyable now as when Bulfinch first assembled them, these selections come from a variety of works Ovid s classic Metamorphoses, Egyptian myths, Eastern mythology, and Hindu, Norse, and Celtic sources. Together they form a remarkable tapestry of human endeavor: dreams, illusions, adventures, loves lost and loves found. In this handsome series, they speak to us afresh, across the ages, vivified through Caselli s inspired art. Original footnotes, indexes, and prefaces make this series not only entertaining, but completely authoritative as well. Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867), writer and mythologist, was the first to create a popular compendium of ancient myths and legends. Giovanni Caselli (b. Florence, 1939) is one of Europe s most celebrated authors and illustrators. His books have sold in the millions.

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Synopsis

Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) was an American writer. He supported himself through his position at the Merchants' Bank of Boston. Although Thomas Bulfinch reorganized Psalms to illustrate the history of the Hebrews, he is best known as the author of Bulfinch's Mythology, an 1881 compilation of his previous works: The Age of Fable (1855), The Age of Chivalry (1858) and Legends of Charlemagne (1863). The Bulfinch myths are an indispensable guide to the cultural values of the American 19th century and is still the version being taught in many American public schools. Amongst his other works are Shakespeare Adapted for Reading Classes (1865) and Oregon and Eldorado (1866).