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The Age of Chivalry

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The Age of Chivalry by Thomas Bulfinch, subtitled Legends of King Arthur, retells several medieval legends and myths, including the most widely known stories such as the tales about the King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, the quest for the Holy Grail, Tristam and Isolde, Perceval, Sir Palamedes and several other characters well-known as mythical heroes.

Bulfinch’s compilation of legends is a classic book, known and appreciated by many readers as the collection that raised their interest towards mythology, medieval literature and literature as such. The stories are indeed told in great style, organized into short chapters that provide the essence of the stories, eliminating all the unnecessary violence and cruelty that is present in most medieval stories. The language used by Bulfinch is easy to read, but every now and then the descriptions contain archaic words and phrases that challenge the reader’s vocabulary. While these archaisms never hinder understanding, they prompt the reader to look up their meaning, making the stories not only entertaining, but educative as well. The retold stories can serve as reference for further readings as well.

The Age of Chivalry is the second in the series of compilations by Thomas Bulfinch known as the Bulfinch Mythology published posthumously in 1881, more than 12 years after the author’s death. The series comprises three sets of legends published between 1855 and 1863, the first being The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes, while the third is entitled Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages. In the preface to the collections, Bulfinch defines the goal of his work: to make these stories a source of amusement, rather than a dry and boring study book and he succeeded in his plan marvelously – generations have grown up enjoying Bulfinch’s stories and new generations also find them entertaining.
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