Bulfinch's Mythology The Age of Fable

Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age Of Fable is a work that offers a collection of mythological stories from ancient cultures, focusing primarily on the deities and heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. The book aims to provide readers with a deeper understanding of these myths and their significance in shaping Western culture and literature. Through these stories, readers are introduced to the gods, heroes, and moral lessons that have influenced countless works of literature and art. The book begins by presenting the creation of mankind and explores tales of gods and their interactions with humans, including famous stories like that of Pandora. By presenting these ancient myths in an engaging manner, the author seeks to make them accessible to modern audiences while illustrating their timeless relevance. This work serves as both an introduction to mythology and a means of connecting the past with contemporary culture, offering insights into the values, beliefs, and stories that have shaped much of the world's literary tradition.

No new edition of Bulfinch's classic work can be considered complete without some notice of the American scholar to whose wide erudition and painstaking care it stands as a perpetual monument. The Age of Fable has come to be ranked with older books like Pilgrim's Progress, Gulliver's Travels, The Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe, and five or six other productions of world-wide renown as a work with which every one must claim some acquaintance before his education can be called really complete