Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Lönnrot, Elias, 1802-1884, compiler.
Friberg, Eino, translator.
Korpela, Jukka, 1957- writer of introduction.
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| ISBN: | 0241403065
9780241403068
9780241403075
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| Notes: | "This translation first published in Finland by Otava in association with the Finnish North American Literature Society 1988" -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Translated from the Finnish.
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| Summary: | Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of Finland's 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. It has themes that reach beyond borders and search the heart of human existence.
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| Other form: | Ebook version : 9780241403075
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