| The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland Contributor(s): Crawford, John Martin (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1162633697 ISBN-13: 9781162633695 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Physical Information: 1.61" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (3.02 lbs) 812 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1889. The first English translation of Kalevala was published by John Martin Crawford in New York and it stimulated great interest among specialists in the religions of primitive peoples. This collection of 50 cantos was compiled from oral poetry, which for the most part had been recorded among the unlettered folk in the backwoods districts of northeastern Finland and those parts of the Russian Province of Archangel where Karelian (a language closely related to Finnish) was spoken. It has since become known to the world as the Finnish national epic. |
