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1、Bulfinch'sMythologyBulfinch,ThomasPublished:1881Type(s):Collections,ReligionSource:ProjectGutenberg1AboutBulfinch:ThomasBulfinchwasanAmericanwriter,borninNewton,Massachu-setts.HeisbestknownastheauthorofBulfinch'sMythology,an1881compilationofhispreviouswritings.InhisprefaceBulfinchoutlinedh
2、ispurpose,whichwas"…tellingthestoriesofmythologyinsuchaman-nerastomakethemasourceofamusement.Wehaveendeavoredtotellthemcorrectly,accordingtotheancientauthorities,sothatwhenthereaderfindsthemreferredtohemaynotbeatalosstorecognizetheref-erence.Thuswehopetoteachmythologynotasastudy,butasarela
3、xa-tionfromstudy;togiveourworkthecharmofastory-book,yetbymeansofittoimpartaknowledgeofanimportantbranchofeducation.Theindexattheendwilladaptittothepurposesofareference,andmakeitaClassicalDictionaryfortheparlor."2Publisher'sPrefaceNoneweditionofBulfinch'sclassicworkcanbeconsideredcompletewi
4、thoutsomenoticeoftheAmericanscholartowhosewideeruditionandpainstakingcareitstandsasaperpetualmonument."TheAgeofFable"hascometoberankedwitholderbookslike"Pilgrim'sProgress,""Gulliver'sTravels,""TheArabianNights,""RobinsonCrusoe,"andfiveorsixotherproductionsofworld-widerenownasaworkwithwhich
5、everyonemustclaimsomeacquaintancebeforehiseducationcanbecalledreallycomplete.Manyreadersofthepresenteditionwillprobablyrecallcomingincontactwiththeworkaschildren,and,itmaybeadded,willnodoubtdiscoverfromafreshperusalthesourceofnumerousbitsofknowledgethathaveremainedstoredintheirmindssinceth
6、oseearlyyears.YettothemajorityofthisgreatcircleofreadersandstudentsthenameBulfinchinitselfhasnosignificance.ThomasBulfinchwasanativeofBoston,Mass.,wherehewasbornin1796.Hisboyhoodwasspentinthatcity,andhepreparedforcollegeintheBostonschools.HefinishedhisscholastictrainingatHarvardCol-lege,an
7、daftertakinghisdegreewasforaperiodateacherinhishomecity.ForalongtimelaterinlifehewasemployedasanaccountantintheBostonMerchants'Bank.HisleisuretimeheusedforfurtherpursuitoftheclassicalstudieswhichhehadbegunatHarvard,andhischiefpleas-ureinlifelayinwritingoutther
