The Age of Fable

In the battle between mythologists, Graves comes in first, Hamilton comes in second and Bulfinch comes in third. Bulfinch has a tendency to prefer using the Roman names, and his interpretation of the myths themselves is rather superficial at best, so while I appreciate his contribution to Greek myth......more

Read this for school, and I found it very enjoyable, although long. Lol I never really knew just how much Greek and Roman mythology resounds in our world. It has a real depth that I loved to see. Super fun. Gore, violence, love, action, music, gods, nymphs, poems, stories... Almost anything you coul......more

More modern treatments of mythology might correct historical errors or fill in gaps in the stories, but this was a very interesting view of the early scholarly work in the field. Troy had not even been discovered by Schliemann when Bulfinch compiled this work. Slavery still existed in the United Sta......more

I think a lot of people miss the purpose of the volume. This is a 19th century course on classics taught in a very classical way. When poetry or other literature based on the mythology discussed is quoted you should pull the work up and read the whole thing. This is of course much easier to do now w......more

AmblesideOnline years 5 and 6. Just finished reading this aloud for the last time. Great introduction to myths and legends as well as how they’re frequently referenced in famous art and poetry.......more