Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Kalevala
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Kalevala
Author: Elias LönnrotPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241403073
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
'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
Kalevala; The Epic Poem of Finland into English, Book II
Author: Elias LönnrotPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368340352
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition
Author: Juha Y. PentikainenPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253213525
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
It was the Kalevala that initiated the process leading to the foundation of Finnish identity during the nineteenth century and was, therefore, one of the crucial factors in the formation of Finland as a new nation in the twentieth century.
The Key to the Kalevala
Author: Pekka ErvastPublisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Key to the Kalevala was originally published in Finland in 1916. Now this insightful and detailed exploration of the ancient origins of Finnish mythology is available in English. Students of the ancient traditions and mystical teachings will find no better introduction to the profound esoteric meaning of the Kalevala, the Finnish National Epic, than Ervast's book. This translation is authorized by Ervast's study-school in Finland, whose members have worked to preserve his insights into his culture's past and the spiritual evolution of humanity. We also have the good fortune of being able to use Eino Friberg's beautiful translation of Kalevala (1988) into the modern American idiom. The combined work of Ervast and Friberg results in a unique, insightful, and aesthetically pleasing offering.
Kalevala; The Epic Poem of Finland into English, Book I
Author: Elias LönnrotPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368340336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Louhi, Witch of North Farm
Author: Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140505290
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Louhi's plan to steal the sun and the moon backfires when the gods learn of her mischievous scheme.
An Illustrated Kalevala
Author: Kirsti MäkinenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781782506430
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Discover mighty eagles and mythical heroes in this beautifully illustrated prose retelling of Finland's classic epic
Kalevala; The Epic Poem of Finland into English, Complet
Author: Elias LönnrotPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368340379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The Kalevala, Volume II
Author: John Martin CrawfordPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312349697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A deeper and more esoteric meaning of the Kalevala, however, points to a contest between Light and Darkness, Good and Evil; the Finns representing the Light and the Good, and the Lapps, the Darkness and the Evil. Like the Niebelungs, the heroes of the Finns woo for brides the beauteous maidens of the North; and the similarity is rendered still more striking by their frequent inroads into the country of the Lapps, in order to possess themselves of the envied treasure of Lapland, the mysterious Sampo, evidently the Golden Fleece of the Argonautic expedition. Curiously enough public opinion is often expressed in the runes, in the words of an infant; often too the unexpected is introduced after the manner of the Greek dramas, by a young child, or an old man.
