“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, traveling 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...
"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...
"Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland" by Elias Lönnrot (translated by John Martin Crawford). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to...
"Das Kalewala" ist ein Epos, das im 19. Jahrhundert auf der Grundlage von mündlich überlieferter finnischer Mythologie zusammengestelltes wurde. Es gilt als finnisches Nationalepos und zählt so zu den wichtigsten literarischen Werken in finnischer Sprache. Der Titel ist abgeleitet von Kalewala, dem Namen des Urvaters des besungenen Helden, und bedeutet so viel wie «das Land Kalevas». Das Kalewala ist eine Zusammenstellung verschiedener Überlieferungen und gibt ein breites Spektrum von...
