The Age of Fable; or, Stories of Gods and Heroes

by Bulfinch, Thomas; Fitts, Dudley

$50 · Offered by eBay

Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... The Age of Fable; or, Stories of Gods and Heroes (The Collector's Library of Famous Editions) Author:Bulfinch, Thomas; Fitts, Dudley Publisher:The Easton Press Release Date:1995 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 2354209 Notes: Gilt edges scuffed, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1995 Full-Leather. xix, [3], 230 pp. Blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Dudley Fitts. Frontispiece and plates from illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. The book is a prose recounting of myths and stories from three eras: Greek and Roman mythology, King Arthur legends and medieval romances. Bulfinch intersperses the stories with his own commentary, and with quotations from writings by his contemporaries that refer to the story under discussion. This combination of classical elements and modern literature was novel for his time. Bulfinch expressly intended his work for the general reader. In the preface to The Age of Fable he states "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature, of either sex, who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poets, and those which occur in polite conversation. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

• Publisher: The Easton Press
• Condition: Very Good

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