Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable
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Thomas Bulfinch
(3,87 Sterne; 258 Bewertungen)
Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. This is a recording of the tenth edition of the first volume, The Age of Fable. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. (Summary by Kathleen Gatliffe aka TetoYasha) (14 hr 53 min)
Chapters
Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto--Diana and Actaeon--Latona and the Rustics
25:16
Read by Susie G.
Monsters: Giants--Sphinx--Pegasus and Chimaera--Centaurs--Griffin--Pygmies
19:02
Read by Graham Redman
The Rural Deities--The Dryads and Erisichthon--Rhoecus--Water Deities--Camenae-…
28:43
Read by pattymarie
Orpheus and Eurydice--Aristaeus--Amphion--Linus--Thamyris--Marsyas--Melampus --…
16:00
Read by roolynninms
Adventures of Ulysses--The Lotus-eaters--The Cyclopes--Circe--Sirens--Scylla an…
25:15
Read by Lizzie Driver
Eastern Mythology--Zoroaster--Hindu Mythology--Castes--Buddha--The Grand Lama--…
20:17
Read by Sibella Denton
The Death of Baldur--The Elves--Runic Letters--Skalds--Iceland--Teutonic Mythol…
28:35
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Bewertungen
Good book
Unanimous
(5 Sterne)
The book was great. I loved it. All of the readers fuss a great job.
good some are hard to understand
Ruth Reya
(3 Sterne)
very exciting
Good book, mixed readers.
Canjecricketer
(4 Sterne)
Bulfinch's Mythology is delightful- a relatively concise and lively retelling the classic myths. The quality of the readers varies- Lizzie Driver was particularly good, and I wished she had a recording of the whole book. Many are just fine, although the pronunciation is a problem for most readers. But there are a few recordings that are just bad- either low quality or poorly read. Or both. The reading of the conclusion of the Trojan war was particularly bad, with the reader stumbling over many names and words and not bothering to fix it. Nonetheless, I'm glad to be about to listen to this, so thanks for your time all of you!
Good book.
Anderly
(3,5 Sterne)
Explains many gods that the romans and the Greeks worshipped, makes you kind of understand how they began to think many rulers or kings were actually gods, some of the readers are somewhat hard to understand, nevertheless you should still read or listen to this book.
Ryoko0125
(4 Sterne)
Nice stories, but some of the readers weren’t that great. The one with the incessant beeping in the background almost drove me to skip those sections completely.
🤔😐😶🤨um it’s okay hmmmmmmmmmm
(2 Sterne)
I’m not sure if i like it 😐🤔
Thanks readers you people help others enjoy classics, your gems
(5 Sterne)
great book
(4 Sterne)
some speakers where difficult to understand :(