Often compared to the epics of Homer, The Kalevala consolidates a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. Created only 150 years ago as the tradition was dying out, this Finnish epic presents a rare portrait of an ancient people in both war and peace. The Kalevala played a central role in the process towards Finnish independence and inspired some of the greatest works of the composer Sibelius.

The Kalevala (The ^AWorld's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Lönnrot, Elias

Bosley, Keith

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

This is the first appearance in English of The Kanteletar (1840-1), the companion volume to the Finnish national epic poem The Kalevala. Based on Finnish oral tradition, The Kanteletar (roughly "zither-daughter", a kind of muse) is a selection from a treasury of nearly seven hundred lyrics and ballads that celebrate the everyday life of a rural society at work and play. The ballads range from a beautiful sequence of legends about the Virgin Mary, through the grim tales of Elina, to a hilarious account of a dragon that refuses to devour its victims.

The Kanteletar: Lyrics and Ballads after the Oral Tradition by Elias Lönnrot (The ^AWorld's Classics)

The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (those outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region of Karelia, that straddles the border of eastern Finland and north-west Russia, developed an oral poetry that was to last into the nineteenth century. This poetry provided the basis of the Kalevala. It was assembled in the 1840s by the Finnish scholar Elias L�nnrot, who took `dictation' from the performance of a folk singer, in much the same way as our great collections from the past, from Homeric poems to medieval songs and epics, have probably been set down. Published in 1849, it played a central role in the march towards Finnish independence and inspired some of Sibelius's greatest works. This new and exciting translation by poet Keith Bosley, prize-winning translator of the anthology Finnish Folk Poetry: Epic, is the first truly to combine liveliness with accuracy in a way which reflects the richness of the original. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Kalevala (Oxford World's Classics)

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Kanteletar: Die Volkslyrik Der Finnen (German Edition)

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Wentworth Press

The Kalevala

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The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland into English

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Legare Street Press

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Svensk, Finsk Och Tysk Tolk [signed E.L., i.e. E. Lönnrot?]. (Swedish Edition)

History

Europe

Ote: ... ilman rannat.           Sotkin suota soslehista,           Jäätä järvenrannallista,           Iljenellä itkusilmin,           Soslehessa surkusilmin,           Riettasilmin riittehessä,           Jäläsilmin jäätä myöten.           Tulin luoksi jouhilinnun,           Pääsin luoksi marjalinnun,           Jouhisorsan joutelohon,           Haapanan halaeluhun.           Kaks' oli kaunista yhessä,           Kalevaista kasvokkaha,           Soriaista suuksekkaha,           Kahen päivät pääksekkähä,           Otavaiset otsakkaha.           Kuu se kullalle kumotti,           Hopialle päivä hohti;           Puut kaikki punalle paistoi,           Salot siintivät sinelle:           Metsä meelle haiskahteli,           Ahovieret viertehelle,           Meiän kahen kauneutta,           Kahen sorsan suoseutta,           Aholinnun armautta,           Makeutta marjalinnun. 146. Läksin meren kylventähän.           Läksin meren kylventähän,           Löysin meren kylvetyksi;           Menin toiselle merelle,           Löysin senki kylvetyksi;           Menin kohta kolmannelle,           Siin' oli rannalla tupanen.           Katsoin tuonne tuvan taaksi,           Kolm' oli neittä kylpemässä;           Meninpä minäi tuonne,           Panin paitani pajulle,           Haavan oksalle hamoni,           Sukkani sulalle maalle,           Kengät kuivalle kivelle,           Hiekalle helistimeni,           Somerelle sormukseni,           Ristini risun nenähän.           Tuli koira kongotellen,           Vesirakki...

Kanteletar (Finnish Edition)

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The Kalevala (The ^AWorld's Classics)

The Kanteletar: Lyrics and Ballads after the Oral Tradition by Elias Lönnrot (The ^AWorld's Classics)

The Kalevala (Oxford World's Classics)

Kanteletar: Die Volkslyrik Der Finnen (German Edition)

The Kalevala

The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland into English

The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland into English

Kanteletar: Die Volkslyrik Der Finnen (German Edition)

Svensk, Finsk Och Tysk Tolk [signed E.L., i.e. E. Lönnrot?]. (Swedish Edition)

Kanteletar (Finnish Edition)