Bulfinch's Mythology Hardcover – September 10, 2010

I love reading Greek, or any Mythology! I find it interesting,entertaining and intellectual! I've bought several mythology books!

Absolutely it met all my expectations! What I had here at home was the fables, not the complete Bullfinch. Now I have it all, between two covers!!

Bulfinch will enchant you with his knowledge of legend and folklore. It's a no miss for anybody that has a curiosity about the past and the stories that intrigue.

I bought this for my boyfriend to read, he is enjoying it right now.

My husband was pleased with the content just the same as his 50 year old copy that had fallen apart. But I thought the cover was a little shabby looking (too plastic)

This is an excellent book. It covers the entire Age of Fable, Chivalry, and the Legends of Charlemange. One of the best features of this book is that each story discussed in the "Age of Fable" section gets matched to the "modern" writings of famous poets and writers. Writers and poets such as Milton, Thoreau, Shakespeare, Schiller, Armstrong, etc. are featured. For example, do you know the fabled story of Perseus and Medusa? If you do then you can better understand and appreciate Milton, in his "Comus," thus alludes to the Aegis:"What was that snakyheaded Gorgon-shieldThat wise Minerva wire, unconquered virgin,Wherewith she freezed her foes to congealed stone,But rigid looks of chaste austerity,And noble grace that dashed brute violenceWith sudden adoration and blank awe!"The book does have a few illustrations but not so much to be described as inspiring (or even helpful). All in all, a great purchase and one which should not be skipped.

O autor consegue fazer uma ordenação da mitologia greco-romana bastante compreensível, com foco na religiosidade de um povo. Também consegue abordar as mitologias de diversas etnias europeias,especialmente germânicas, inglesas e algumas nórdicas. Mas, para isto, deixa em aberto diversas histórias de "semi-deuses" gregos. Apenas como exemplo, não revela a história de Esculápio, e apenas a notifica quando cita Apolo e sua irmã.

Text book size, excellent value for five dollars.