Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People

Etukansi
Elias Lönnrot
Penguin UK, 29.4.2021 - 656 sivua

'One of the great mythic poems of Europe' The New York Times

Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes' - Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of its people, a work rich in magic and myth which tells the story of a nation through the ages from the dawn of creation. Sung by rural Finns since prehistoric times, and formally compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the nineteenth century, it is a landmark of Finnish culture and played a vital role in galvanizing its national identity in the decades leading to independence. Its themes, however, reach beyond borders and search the heart of human existence.

Translated with an Introduction by Eino Friberg

 

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Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet

Ahti backwoods beneath billows birch bird blade blue boat brother cattle child chokecherry ciphered cover copper craftsman Ilmarinen crossbow cuckoo daughter dear drink eastern Finland eternal father fingers Finland Finnic Finnish Finnmark fire fish fishbone forest forge girl gold golden hair hammerer hand handsome man far-minded head heath heaven Hiisi homestead honey horse hurried iron island Joukahainen joyance Jumala Kalervo Kalevala Karelia Kullervo land Lapland look Louhi lovely magic maid maiden man’s meadow Mielikki mistress of Pohjola moon mother mouth Never night Northland oarlocks Old reliable Väinämöinen Otso pike pine racer ready river rock RUNO Sampo Sang sauna sea surface shaman shore silver singing sleigh smith Ilmarinen stallion staunch old Väinämöinen summer sword There’s thou tree Tuonela Tuoni turned Ukko Underneath Väinämöinen answered vessel virgin wayward Lemminkäinen weeping whitefish wind woman woodland words wretched young Joukahainen

Tietoja kirjailijasta (2021)

Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) was a Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. Lönnrot created the Kalevala, Finland's national epic, by recording and compiling fragments of folk tales, ballads, and other oral poems. Following the publication of the Kalevala, Lönnrot served as Professor of Finnish Language and Literature at the University of Helsinki. He tirelessly promoted the Finnish language and is credited with paving the way for modern Finnish literature.

Jukka Korpela is Professor of History at the University of Eastern Finland. He has published ten monographs and more than 150 scientific articles on East European culture and history, including The World of Ladoga (Lit. Verlag: Berlin, 2008).

Eino Friberg (1901-95) was a Finnish-born American author, noted for his 1989 translation the Kalevala.

Kirjaluettelon tiedot

OtsikkoKalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People
ToimittajaElias Lönnrot
kääntäjäEino Friberg
AvustajaJukka Korpela
KustantajaPenguin UK, 2021
ISBN0241403073, 9780241403075
Pituus656 sivua
  
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