The Kalevala
The Kalevala is a collection of Finnish and Karelian poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from oral folklore and mythology. Lönnrot was a physician, botanist and linguist, who in 1828 began collecting folk songs and poetry of Finland, travelling extensively in order to obtain his sources. The Kalevala, first published in 1835, is considered to be one of the most important works of Finnish literature, and regarded as the national epic of Finland. The most commonly read version was published in 1849, and is comprised of 22,795 verses. It begins, like most cultural mythologies, with traditional creation stories that delve into the creation of the e…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-59625-866-2
- EAN: 9781596258662
- Produktnummer: 27930450
- Verlag: Neeland Media LLC
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 500 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
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